Table 1.
Descriptive data for the study population
| All respondents, n (%) |
Symptomatic women*, n (%) |
|
| Total | 25 866 (100.0) | 2957 (100.0) |
| Age groups | ||
| 20–39 | 6151 (23.8) | 1390 (47.0) |
| 40–59 | 11 078 (42.8) | 1290 (43.6) |
| 60+ | 8637 (33.4) | 277 (9.4) |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight (BMI <18.5) | 625 (2.4) | 87 (2.9) |
| Normal weight (18.5≤BMI<25) | 13 552 (52.4) | 1628 (55.1) |
| Overweight (25≤BMI<30) | 6933 (26.8) | 724 (24.5) |
| Obese (BMI ≥25) | 3 571 (13.8) | 402 (13.6) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never smokers | 12 151 (47.0) | 1384 (46.8) |
| Former smokers | 7571 (29.3) | 752 (25.4) |
| Current smokers | 5044 (19.5) | 714 (24.1) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| 0 unit/week | 7738 (29.9) | 1056 (35.7) |
| 1–7 units/week | 12 828 (49.6) | 1405 (47.5) |
| >8 units/week | 5 300 (20.5) | 496 (16.8) |
| Labour market affiliation | ||
| Working | 17 265 (66.7) | 2406 (81.4) |
| Pensions | 5943 (23.0) | 172 (5.8) |
| Out of workforce | 2636 (10.2) | 375 (12.7) |
| Equivalence-weighted disposable income | ||
| Lowest group (first quartile) | 4478 (17.3) | 659 (22.3) |
| Middle group (second and third quartile) | 13 527 (52.3) | 1602 (54.2) |
| Highest group (fourth quartile) | 7816 (30.2) | 686 (23.2) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Danish | 24 150 (93.4) | 2728 (92.3) |
| Immigration | 1555 (6.0) | 196 (6.6) |
| Descendants of immigrants | 116 (0.4) | 23 (0.8) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 7127 (27.6) | 839 (28.4) |
| Married/cohabiting | 18 694 (72.3) | 2108 (71.3) |
| Educational level | ||
| Low (<10 years) | 5172 (20.0) | 486 (16.4) |
| Middle (10–12 years) | 10 819 (41.8) | 1330 (45.0) |
| High (>12 years) | 9207 (35.6) | 1054 (35.6) |
*Reporting at least one gynaecological cancer alarm symptom within the preceding 6 months.
BMI, body mass index.