GPs' decisions on drug treatment for patients with high cholesterol values: A think-aloud study

Table 2 Characteristics of the cases and the number of doctors who decided to prescribe a drug

Information category	Case
	IS	GM	TW	SH	AR	PU
Age	67	53	67	51	56	41
Sex	Female	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Heredity	Slight	Slight	No	Slight	No	Strong
Hypertension	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Diabetes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
CHD	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Smoking	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Overweight	Slight	No	No	No	Yes	No
HDL	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.2
LDL	5.4	4.1	3.6	4.3	4.3	5.3
Cholesterol	7.3	5.9	6.0	6.5	5.9	7.2
Decision according to guidelines	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No?*
Percentage of doctors who decided to prescribe	60	50	35	0	85	70

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