Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of respondents (N=329).
| Characteristics | Values, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
<40 | 26 (7.9) |
|
|
40-49 | 45 (13.7) |
|
|
50-59 | 94 (28.6) |
|
|
60-69 | 118 (35.9) |
|
|
>70 | 46 (14.0) |
| Gender | ||
|
|
Male | 77 (23.4) |
|
|
Female | 252 (76.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||
|
|
White | 305 (93.0) |
|
|
Asian | 6 (1.8) |
|
|
Black/African/Caribbean | 7 (2.1) |
|
|
Hispanic/Latino | 1 (0.3) |
|
|
Multiple ethnicities | 9 (2.7) |
|
|
Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Employment status | ||
|
|
Employed | 97 (29.6) |
|
|
On sick leave, unable to work | 37 (11.3) |
|
|
Retired | 160 (48.8) |
|
|
Student | 3 (0.9) |
|
|
Unemployed | 31 (9.5) |
|
|
Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Primary school | 5 (1.5) |
|
|
Secondary school | 156 (47.6) |
|
|
University degree | 116 (35.4) |
|
|
Postgraduate degree | 51 (15.5) |
|
|
Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Comorbidities | ||
|
|
None | 137 (42.0) |
|
|
1 | 103 (31.6) |
|
|
≥2 | 86 (26.4) |
|
|
Missing | 3 (0.9) |
| Community | ||
|
|
Cardiovascular | 41 (12.5) |
|
|
Respiratory | 12 (3.6) |
|
|
Cancers | 34 (10.3) |
|
|
Mental health | 7 (2.1) |
|
|
Digestive system | 44 (13.4) |
|
|
Endocrine | 67 (20.4) |
|
|
Genitourinary | 16 (4.9) |
|
|
Musculoskeletal | 87 (26.4) |
|
|
Nervous system | 4 (1.2) |
|
|
Blood disorders | 16 (4.9) |
|
|
Reproductive | 1 (0.3) |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||
|
|
<1 | 113 (35.1) |
|
|
1-6 | 105 (32.6) |
|
|
>7 | 104 (32.3) |
|
|
Missing | 7 (2.1) |