Table 2

Means and SDs for study groups on screening intentions and mediator variables

VariableIntervention group
(n=406)
Control group
(n=405)
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)p Value
Overdetection knowledge6.2 (2.2)4.0 (1.6)<0.001
Breast cancer worry1.7 (0.7)1.8 (0.7)<0.001
Screening attitudes24.5 (4.4)26.1 (4.1)<0.001
Anticipated regret1.9 (1.7)2.5 (1.6)<0.001
Screening intentions4.1 (1.1)4.5 (0.9)<0.001
  • Possible score ranges were as follows: overdetection knowledge 0–10, breast cancer worry 1–4, attitudes 6–30, anticipated regret −4 to 4, intentions 1–5. See (online supplementary appendix 1)  for further details on measures. Groups were compared here using t-tests.