Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and perceived reactions of the partner and others.

Characteristic	Women (n=487)	Men (n=423)	P-value
Continuous variables	Mean (s.d.)	Mean (s.d.)
Age (years)	59.8 (14.7)	64.2 (12.8)	<0.001
Social support subscales
Partner Avoidance	0.68 (0.59)	0.48 (0.45)	<0.001
Partner Support	1.47 (0.71)	1.67 (0.72)	<0.001
Other Avoidance	0.57 (0.61)	0.51 (0.53)	0.13
Other Support	1.35 (0.70)	1.04 (0.69)	<0.001
Categorical variables	N (%)	N (%)
Educational level
Lower secondary or none	126 (25.9)	86 (20.3)	0.10
Upper secondary	198 (40.7)	195 (46.1)
Tertiary	149 (30.6)	131 (31.0)
Missing information	14 (2.9)	11 (2.6)
Relationship status
In a relationship	337 (69.2)	361 (85.3)	<0.001
Single	150 (30.8)	62 (14.7)
Many relatives with cancer
No	301 (61.8)	279 (66.0)	0.33
Yes	172 (35.3)	139 (32.9)
Missing information	14 (2.9)	5 (1.2)
Disclosure
No	83 (17.0)	76 (18.0)	0.67
Yes	393 (80.7)	334 (79.0)
Missing information	11 (2.3)	13 (3.1)