Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics between those completing each psychological outcome measure in the screening sample (T0) and the community sample
| Cancer worry | Anxiety | Depression | |||||||
| Community sample (n=383) |
Screening sample (n=787) |
P value | Community sample (n=376) |
Screening sample (n=744) |
P value | Comparison sample (n=384) |
Screening sample (n=755) |
P value | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||||
| Female | 176 (46.0) | 362 (46.0) | 0.99* | 172 (44.8) | 351 (47.2) | 0.45* | 174 (45.3) | 349 (46.2) | 0.77* |
| Male | 207 (54.0) | 425 (54.0) | 212 (55.2) | 393 (52.8) | 210 (54.7) | 406 (53.8) | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 66.24 (4.18) | 65.75 (4.01) | 0.06† | 66.69 (4.42) | 65.75 (4.05) | 0.05† | 66.47 (4.46) | 65.83 (4.06) | <0.05† |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||||
| White | 367 (96.3) | 660 (84.1) | <0.001* | 366 (95.8) | 632 (85.2) | <0.001* | 367 (96.1) | 640 (84.9) | <0.001* |
| Minority ethnic group | 14 (10.1) | 125 (15.9) | 16 (4.2) | 110 (14.8) | 15 (3.9) | 114 (15.1) | |||
| Education, n (%) | |||||||||
| Finished school ≤age of 15 | 119 (31.3) | 387 (49.2) | <0.001* | 121 (31.5) | 363 (48.9) | <0.01* | 120 (31.3) | 361 (47.9) | <0.001* |
| Completed CSEs/O levels | 108 (28.2) | 83 (10.5) | 107 (27.9) | 78 (10.5) | 106 (27.6) | 78 (10.3) | |||
| Completed A levels/further/other | 95 (24.8) | 138 (17.5) | 97 (25.3) | 130 (17.5) | 96 (25.0) | 138 (18.3) | |||
| Completed university degree | 61 (15.9) | 179 (22.7) | 59 (15.4) | 172 (23.1) | 62 (16.1) | 177 (23.5) | |||
| Employment status, n (%) | |||||||||
| Retired | 265 (69.2) | 481 (62.7) | <0.01* | 268 (69.8) | 453 (62.7) | <0.001* | 268 (69.8) | 460 (62.8) | <0.01* |
| Employed | 78 (20.4) | 226 (29.5) | 75 (19.5) | 217 (30.0) | 76 (19.8) | 220 (30.0) | |||
| Unemployed/disabled/homemaker/other | 40 (10.4) | 60 (7.8) | 41 (10.7) | 53 (7.3) | 40 (10.4) | 53 (7.2) | |||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 203 (53.1) | 355 (45.2) | <0.01* | 208 (54.3) | 329 (44.3) | <0.01* | 205 (53.5) | 338 (44.9) | <0.01* |
| Not married/cohabiting | 179 (46.9) | 431 (54.8) | 175 (45.7) | 413 (55.7) | 178 (46.5) | 415 (55.1) | |||
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||||||||
| Current smoker (including occasional) | 308 (80.8) | 538 (68.6) | <0.001* | 308 (80.6) | 511 (68.9) | <0.001* | 308 (80.6) | 515 (68.5) | <0.001* |
| Former smoker | 72 (19.2) | 246 (31.4) | 74 (19.4) | 231 (31.1) | 74 (19.4) | 237 (31.5) | |||
Ns may vary in each cell due to missing data.
*χ2 test (categorical variables).
†Independent samples t-test (continuous variables).
CSE, Certificate of Secondary Education.