Table 2.
Age and other demographic information from reviewed studies
| Reference | Sex of sample | Age at time of data collection (years) | Time since diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonyanurak et al. [33] | Women only | 40+ (full sample)a | Median = 11.1 years (full sample) |
| Chirinda and Zungu [34] | Men and women | 50–80+ (full sample) | Not reported |
| Denis and Hong [35] | Women only | Under 20–59 (full sample)a | Not reported |
| Grodensky et al. [36•] | Women only | 50–79 | Not reported |
| Kaida et al [37•] | Women only | 16–50+a | Median = 10.8 years |
| Lovejoy et al. [38] | Men and women | 50+ (full sample) | Mean = 11.9 years (abstinent women) Mean = 12.4 years (sexually active women) |
| Negin et al. [39] | Men and women | 50–83 (full sample) | Mean = 9 years (full sample) |
| Nevedal and Sankar [40] | Men and women | 51–78 (full sample); 51–69 (women only) |
Mean = 11.1 years (full sample) |
| Psaros et al. [41] | Women only | 50+ | Mean = 16.32 years (full sample) |
| Siegel and Schrimshaw, 2003 [42] | Men and women | 50–68 (full sample) | Mean = 6.29 years (full sample) |
| Taylor et al. [43•] | Women only | 50–69 | Not reported |
| Whyte et al. [44] | Women only | 49–67 | Mean = 1.6 years (full sample) |
a
For studies including younger women as well as older women, we focused on women over the age of 50