Table 1.

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics of the women with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer and their response to health problems and loyalty card use (N=101)^a.

Characteristic			Values
Age (years), mean (SD)			55.5 (10.69)
Current UK resident, n (%)			95 (94.1)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
	White	92 (91.1)
	Asian	5 (5)
	Black	2 (2)
	Other	1 (1)
	Prefer not to say	1 (1)
Routes to diagnosis, n (%)
	Via a general practitioner	68 (67.3)
	Other routes	30 (29.7)
General practitioner appointments, mean (SD)			3.66 (3.29)
Unaware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer before their diagnosis, n (%)
	Yes	71 (70.3)
	No	27 (26.7)
Stage of cancer at diagnosis, n (%)
	Unknown	6 (5.9)
	1	21 (20.8)
	2	10 (9.9)
	3	45 (44.6)
	4	19 (18.8)
Reported symptoms matching those given by the NICEb [5] and Goff et al [24] for ovarian cancer, n (%)
	Bloating	66 (65.3)
	Fatigue (tiredness)	58 (57.4)
	Change in urination habit	55 (54.5)
	Abdominal pain (tummy pain)	52 (51.5)
	Change in bowel habit	47 (46.5)
	Change in appetite	38 (37.6)
	Indigestion	31 (30.7)
	Irregular bleeding	28 (27.7)
	Backache	25 (24.8)
	Other	21 (20.8)
	Nausea	19 (18.8)
	I experienced no health problems	2 (2)
In response to the health problems of ovarian cancer prior to diagnosis, n (%)
	Bought nonprescription health care products	59 (58.4)
	Changed their diet	39 (38.6)
	Bought new clothes	28 (27.7)
	Exercised	18 (17.8)
	Other action	13 (12.9)
Had loyalty cards, n (%)			91 (90.1)
Most frequently held loyalty cards, n (%)
	Boots	73 (72.3)
	Nectar	66 (65.3)
	Tesco	64 (63.4)
Willing to donate their loyalty card data to investigate the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, n (%)			29 (28.7)

^aNot all values will add up to 101, as there are missing data for some variables.

^bNICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.