Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: Effectiveness of the Genomics ADvISER decision aid for the selection of secondary findings from genomic sequencing: a randomized clinical trial

Characteristic, number (%)

Decision aid (n = 68)

Genetic counselor (n = 65)

Age

  <49

30 (44.2)

23 (35.4)

  ≥50

38 (55.8)

42 (64.6)

Sex

  Male

7 (10.3)

6 (9.2)

  Female

61 (89.7)

59 (90.8)

Level of education

  <Postgraduate degree

44 (64.7)

41 (63.1)

  Postgraduate degree

24 (35.3)

24 (36.9)

Employment status

  Working full time

31 (45.6)

37 (56.9)

  <Working part time

37 (54.4)

28 (43.1)

Incomea

  Prefer not to answer

10 (14.9)

6 (9.2)

  <$80,000

18 (26.9)

19 (29.1)

  $80,000+

39 (58.2)

39 (60.0)

Ethnicity

  White/European

54 (79.4)

45 (69.2)

  Nonwhite/European

14 (20.6)

20 (30.8)

Affected with cancera

  Yes

44 (64.7)

38 (59.4)

  No

23 (33.8)

26 (40.6)

  1. aNumbers do not add to 133 because participants had the option to leave the question blank.
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