Table 1.

Questions used to evaluate possible associated factors in men with KS.

Possible associated factors	Classification/question	Type	Answering options
Subjective general health	‘How is your health in general?’	ESS	Very good Good Fair Bad Very bad
Social activities	‘Compared to other people of your age, how often would you say to take part in social activities?’	ESS	Much more than most More than most About the same Less than most Much less than most
Presence of chronic health problems	‘Do you have any longstanding illness or health problem? (apart from your condition)’	SC	Yes No
Physical or mental health problem	‘Is this a physical health problem (e.g. Diabetes, coronary heart disease) or a mental health problem (e.g. depression, eating disorder)	SC	Physical health problem Mental health problem Both I don’t know
Experienced discrimination based on condition	‘Have you been discriminated against because of your condition?’	SC	Yes No
General discrimination	‘Would you describe yourself as being a member of a group that is discriminated against in this country?’ If yes: ‘On what grounds is your group discriminated against?’ ‘Colour or race, nationality, religion, language, ethnic group, age, gender, sexuality, disability, other’	ESS	Yes No
Testosterone supplement	‘Are you on testosterone therapy at present?	SC	Yes No
Age at diagnosis	‘At what age was your condition diagnosed?’	SC	Before birth At birth (0–1 month) Infancy (1 month–3 years) Childhood (4–12 years) Adolescence (13–17 years) Adulthood (≥18 years) I don’t know
Gynaecomastia	‘Presence of gynaecomastia?’	SC	Yes No
Small testes	‘Presence of small testes?’	SC	Yes No

ESS, European Social Survey question; SC, self-constructed question.