Table 1.
Medical and sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N=323).
| Participant characteristics | Values | |
| Age (years), mean (SD, range) | 62.3 (11.1, 29-88) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
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Female | 172 (53.3) |
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Male | 150 (46.4) |
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Missing values | 1 (0.3) |
| Highest educational achievement, n (%) | ||
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13 years of school education | 111 (34.4) |
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10 years of school education | 110 (34.1) |
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9 years of school education | 93 (28.8) |
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No degree | 2 (0.6) |
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Other | 3 (0.9) |
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Missing values | 4 (1.2) |
| Professional situation, n (%)a | ||
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Retired | 144 (44.6) |
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Working full time | 97 (30) |
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Working part time | 48 (14.7) |
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Unemployed | 11 (3.4) |
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Housewife or househusband | 18 (5.6) |
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Other | 20 (6.2) |
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Missing values | 0 (0) |
| Current living situation, n (%) | ||
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Living with partner or living with partner and children | 222 (68.7) |
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Living alone | 83 (25.7) |
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Living alone with kids | 11 (3.4) |
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Other | 3 (0.9) |
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Missing values | 4 (1.2) |
| Cancer type, n (%)a | ||
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Colon | 68 (21.1) |
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Breast | 65 (20.1) |
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Prostate | 49 (15.2) |
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Lung | 27 (8.4) |
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Non-Hodgkin | 24 (7.4) |
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Kidney | 18 (5.6) |
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Mouth, throat, and esophagus | 15 (4.6) |
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Pancreatic | 14 (4.3) |
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Other | 83 (25.7) |
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Missing values | 0 (0) |
aMultiple selection; percentages of respondents.