From: Self-reported rather than registered cancer is associated with psychosocial strain
 | N | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 11 519 | 61.4 |
   Male | 7 247 | 38.6 |
Age-group | Â | Â |
   55-59 | 4 984 | 26.6 |
   45-49 | 4 649 | 24.8 |
   35-39 | 4 336 | 23.1 |
   25-29 | 4 797 | 25.6 |
Education | Â | Â |
   Lower | 10 412 | 55.5 |
   Higher | 8 332 | 44.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Marriage/cohabitation | 12 838 | 68.5 |
   Single/widow/divorced | 5 909 | 31.5 |
Living | Â | Â |
   With ≥1 persons | 15 116 | 81.5 |
   With 0 persons | 3.439 | 18.5 |
Obesity | Â | Â |
   BMI < 30 | 13 917 | 75.5 |
   BMI ≥ 30 | 4 519 | 24.5 |
Smoking | Â | Â |
   No | 8 227 | 47.8 |
   Quitted | 5 163 | 30.0 |
   Regular (<5 cigarettes/day) | 416 | 2.4 |
   Regular (≥5 cigarettes/day) | 3 410 | 19.8 |
Alcohol use | Â | Â |
   None or minimal | 6 161 | 32.9 |
   Moderate | 11 523 | 61.5 |
   Heavy | 1 043 | 5.6 |
Exercise activity | Â | Â |
   Much (met≥2) | 13 430 | 72.0 |
   Little (met<20 | 5 222 | 28.0 |
Stress | Â | Â |
   Low | 5 113 | 27.5 |
   Moderate | 9 242 | 49.8 |
   High | 4 217 | 22.7 |
Depression | Â | Â |
   Beck 0-19 | 17 631 | 95.7 |
   Beck ≥20 | 787 | 4.3 |
Hostility | Â | Â |
   Low | 3 913 | 21.0 |
   Moderate | 10 483 | 56.2 |
   High | 4 245 | 22.8 |
Optimism | Â | Â |
   High | 5 747 | 30.9 |
   Moderate | 9 242 | 49.7 |
   Low | 3 590 | 19.3 |
Life satisfaction | Â | Â |
   High | 4 568 | 24.5 |
   Moderate | 10 553 | 56.7 |
   Low | 3 498 | 18.8 |
Childhood adversities (n) | Â | Â |
   0 | 7 325 | 39.2 |
   1 | 4 863 | 26.0 |
   2-6 | 6 513 | 34.8 |
Negative events | Â | Â |
   Few (0-2) | 14 515 | 77.7 |
   Many (>2) | 4 158 | 22.3 |
Positive events | Â | Â |
   Many (>2) | 16 216 | 87.9 |
   Few 90-2) | 2 232 | 12.1 |
Social support (points) | Â | Â |
   ≥18 | 1 682 | 9.0 |
   12-17 | 5 008 | 26.7 |
   6-11 | 10 212 | 54.4 |
   0-5 | 1 867 | 9.9 |
Support type | Â | Â |
   Gets as much as gives | 6 010 | 32.5 |
   Gets more than gives | 7 170 | 38.8 |
   Gets less than gives | 5 284 | 28.6 |