Respondent characteristics (n=142)
| n=142 individuals | |
| Age years median (IQR) (range) | 52 (30–65) (12–74)* |
| Gender (n (%)) | |
| Female Male | 64 (54.9) 78 (45.1) |
| Respondent type† | N and % of 156 responses |
| 1. May require a future aortic root operation 2. Active consideration of aortic root operation 3. Had an aortic root operation 4. Decision affects a member of my family 5. Medical practitioner | 40 (28.2) 5 (3.5) 65 (45.8) 21 (14.8) 25 (17.6) |
*Three respondents did not provide their date of birth.
†Twelve individuals entered more than one category: (1,2,4)×2; (1,2)×1; (1,4)×2; (1,5)×1; (3,4)×5; (3,5)×1. The duplicate and triplicate ages were retained in each group for analysis of the age distributions.