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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Nocebo effects of a simplified package leaflet compared to unstandardised oral information and a standard package leaflet: a pilot randomised controlled trial

 

Simplified-PIL

No-PIL

Standard-PIL

Number

35

33

34

Gender: female, n (%)

13 (37.1)

14 (42.4)

11 (32.4)

Age in years, median (IQR)

41 (32–54)

48 (24–55)

44.5 (28.75–53.25)

Marital status: single, n (%)

17 (48.6)

21 (63.6)

18 (52.9)

Professional education: university degree, n (%)

11 (31.1)

11 (33.3)

12 (35.3)

Employment status, n (%)

28 (80)

26 (78.8)

28 (82.4)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, PIL package information leaflet