Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

Age

50

12

12

 Mean (sd)

56.2 (11.8)

55.0 (8.3)

62.5

 Range

40–84

40–75

40–83

Sex (n, % female)

50

26 (52)

12

9 (75)

12

6 (50)

Ethnicity (n, % white)

50

44 (88)

12

11 (92)

12

11 (92)

Family history of cancer (n, %)

50

22 (44)

–

–

7 (58)

Education (n, %)

50

12

12

 No formal education or Primary Education

1 (2)

2 (17)

0 (0)

 Secondary Education

27 (54)

6 (50)

8 (67)

 University Education

22 (44)

4 (33)

4 (33)

Deprivation (n, %)

50

11

12

 Least deprived 1

11 (22)

1 (9)

2 (17)

 2

18 (36)

7 (64)

6 (50)

 3

11 (22)

1 (9)

2 (17)

 4

10 (20)

2 (18)

2 (17)

 5

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Perceived General Health (n, %)

50

12

12

 Very Good / Quite Good

39 (58)

10 (92)

10 (83)

 Neither Good nor Poor

8 (16)

0 (0)

2 (17)

 Quite Poor / Poor

3 (6)

1 (8)

0 (0)

Numeracy (n, %)

44

11

12

 High numeracy (≥2)

31 (70)

5 (45)

7 (58)

 Low numeracy (< 2)

13 (30)

6 (55)

5 (42)

 RRI

50

1.7 (0.9)

12

1.7 (0.8)

12

1.7 (1.2)

 RR

50

1.0 (0.4)

12

1.1 (0.33)

12

1.01 (0.5)

 Absolute risk

50

3.6 (2.3)

12

4.4 (2.2)

12

3.86 (2.33)

Smoking status (n, %)

50

12

12

 Never smoker

28 (56)

4 (33)

7 (58)

 Ex-smoker

19 (38)

7 (58)

5 (42)

 Current smoker

3 (6)

1 (8)

0 (0)

 BMI (kg/m2)

50

27.5 (5.6)

12

29.7 (8.0)

26.6 (3.2)

 Alcohol (units/week)

50

9.8 (13.6)

12

6.2 (8.7)

12.1 (17.5)

 Physical Activity (hours/week)

50

5.7 (7.7)

12

5.1 (8.0)

8.4 (8.3)

 Fruit (portions/day)

50

2.1 (1.4)

12

2 (0.9)

1.5 (1.2)

 Vegetables (portions/day)

50

2.6 (1.3)

12

2.1 (0.7)

2.8 (1.3)

 Red meat (portions/week)

50

2.1 (1.3)

12

1.3 (1.1)

2.7 (1.6)

 Processed meat (portions/week)

50

1.6 (1.6)

12

1 (0.7)

1.6 (1.3)

 Perceived absolute risk

45

29.3 (22.8)

–

–

10

41 (17.9)

 Conviction of perceived absolute risk

48

3.58 (1.7)

–

–

11

3.27 (1.6)

 Perceived comparative risk

50

3.48 (1.2)

–

–

12

3.41 (0.9)

 Conviction of perceived comparative risk

47

3.86 (1.6)

–

–

12

3.08 (1.7)

Absolute risk accuracy (n, %)

45

–

10

 Accurate (±5%)

8 (18)

–

0 (0)

 Underestimate

2 (4)

–

0 (0)

 Overestimate

35 (78)

–

10(100)

Comparative risk accuracy (n, %)

50

–

12

 Accurate

18 (36)

–

4 (33)

 Underestimate

24 (48)

–

7 (58)

 Overestimate

8 (16)

–

1 (8)

Cancer Worry (mean, sd)

46

4.8 (2.0)

–

–

10

5.4 (2.1)

Anxiety (mean, sd)

45

13.1 (2.2)

–

–

11

13.81 (2.0)

Cancer risk factor awareness

43

40.9 (5.5)

–

–

10

42.8 (4.9)