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Table 1 Characteristics of participants performing the study procedures

From: Secondary use of health care data and left-over biosamples within the ‘Medical Informatics Initiative’ (MII): a quasi-randomized controlled evaluation of patient perceptions and preferences regarding the consent process

 

Group A

Group B

Groups combined

Age, years (n = 263)

18–27

5 (3.2%)

1 (0.9%)

6 (2.3%)

28–37

12 (7.6%)

6 (5.7%)

18 (6.8%)

38–47

27 (17.2%)

12 (11.3%)

39 (14.8%)

48–57

34 (21.7%)

25 (23.6%)

59 (22.4%)

58–67

44 (28.0%)

39 (36.8%)

83 (31.6%)

68–77

27 (17.2%)

18 (17.0%)

45 (17.1%)

78–87

8 (5.1%)

4 (3.8%)

12 (4.6%)

88 + 

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

1 (0.4%)

Sex (n = 263)

(female/male)

72 (45.9%)/85 (54.1%)

53 (50.0%)/53 (50.0%)

125 (47.5%)/138 (52.5%)

Legal representative present (n = 261)

(yes/no)

2 (1.3%)/154 (98.7%)

1 (1.0%)/104 (99.0%)

3 (1.1%)/258 (98.9%)

 ≥ 1 Previous admission(s) (n = 263)

(yes/no)

113 (72.0%)/44 (28.0%)

63 (59.4%)/43 (40.6%)

176 (66.9%)/87 (33.1%)