Descriptive statistics of participating patients and GPs
| Patient characteristics | Total n = 240 | ‘POL-patients’ n = 112 | ‘ARR-patients’ n = 128 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years | 56.4 | 56.9 | 56 |
| Median (IDR) | 57 (46–66) | 58.5 (45–65) | 55.5 (46–67) |
| Female (%) | 126 (53) | 66 (59) | 60 (47) |
| Highest attained educational level (%) | |||
| Basic school/high school | 45 (19) | 17 (15) | 28 (23) |
| Vocational training | 97 (40) | 47 (42) | 50 (39) |
| Higher education | 98 (41) | 48 (43) | 50 (39) |
| Married/cohabiting | 201 (84) | 99 (88) | 102 (80) |
| Smoker (%) | 46 (20) | 21 (20) | 25 (21) |
| History of angina, impaired circulation or hypertension (%) | 117 (49) | 50 (45) | 67 (52) |
| Mean total-cholesterol, mmol/l | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| median (IDR) | 6.2 (5.0–7.4) | 6.2 (5.0–7.7) | 6.2 (5.1–7.4) |
| >5 years’ affiliation to GP | 157 (68) | 85 (79) | 72 (58) |
| GP characteristics | Total N = 34 | ‘POL-GPs’ n = 13 | ‘ARR-GPs’ n = 21 |
| Female (%) | 12 (35) | 5 (39) | 7 (33) |
| Mean years working as GP | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Range, (IDR) | 35 (2–34) | 27 (10–25) | 34 (1–34) |
| Use of quantitative formats in risk communication | |||
| To a lesser extent (%) | 23 (70) | 8 (67) | 15 (71) |
| To a greater extent (%) | 10 (20) | 4 (33) | 6 (29) |
| Preference for quantitative format | |||
| ARR (%) | 8 (24) | 3 (23) | 5 (24) |
| POL (%) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (15) | 1 (4.8) |
| Other formats or a combination (%) | 16 (47) | 5 (38) | 11 (52) |
| Never used quantitative formats (%) | 7 (21) | 3 (23) | 4 (19) |
| Self-rated workload | |||
| High (%) | 23 (72) | 7 (58) | 16 (80) |
| Low (%) | 9 (28) | 5 (42) | 4 (20) |
IDR = interdecile range.