Table 1.
General, medical, and demographic patient characteristics (N = 129)
| General | ||
| Total number of patients | 129 | |
| Mean age (year) (SD) | 64.9 (6.9) | |
| Mean time (months) between questionnaire completion and diagnosis (SD) | 2.7 (1.7) | |
| Medical characteristics | ||
| Mean prostate-specific antigen level (ng/ml) (SD) | 5.7 (1.9) | |
| Clinical stage | ||
| T1C (%) | 91 (71) | |
| T2 (%) | 38 (29) | |
| Demographics | ||
| Education | ||
| Low (primary, secondary) (%) | 86 (67) | |
| High (college, university) (%) | 42 (33) | |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Employed | ||
| Yes (%) | 50 (60) | |
| No (%) | 76 (40) | |
| Missing | 3 | |
| Hospital | ||
| Academic/referral centre (%) | 61 (47) | |
| Other (%) | 68 (53) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/living together (%) | 119 | (92) |
| Other (%) | 10 | (8) |