Table 1 Sample characteristics with mean (SD), median (IQR), number or percent of total sample, %

Age (years)

61.1 (9.8)

61.5 (9.7)

60.2 (9.9)

Marital status

 Living alone

56 (32.7 %)

13 (27.7 %)

43 (34.7 %)

 Living with partner

115 (67.3 %)

34 (72.3 %)

81 (65.3 %)

Living with children

 With children

18 (10.4 %)

9 (18.8 %)

9 (7.2 %)

 Without children*

155 (89.6 %)

39 (81.2 %)

116 (92.8 %)

Education status

 Compulsory education

45 (26.3 %)

13 (27.7 %)

32 (25.8 %)

 Upper-secondary education

79 (46.2 %)

23 (48.9 %)

56 (45.2 %)

 Tertiary education

47 (27.5 %)

11 (23.4 %)

36 (29.0 %)

Employment status

 Unemployed

5 (2.9 %)

2 (4.2 %)

3 (2.4 %)

 Employed fulltime

49 (28.7 %)

14 (29.2 %)

35 (28 %)

 Retired

67 (38.7 %)

15 (31.2 %)

52 (41.6 %)

 Student

11 (6.4 %)

1 (2.1 %)

10 (8 %)

 Sickness benefit

37 (21.6 %)

14 (29.8 %)

23 (18.5 %)

 Other

1 (0.58 %)

1 (2.1 %)

0

Time since diagnosis (years)

14 (7-21)

15 (9-21)

14 (6-20)

Smoker (yes)*

38 (22.4 %)

5 (10.9 %)

33 (26.6 %)

Body Mass Index (kg/m 2)

25.1 (22.9-28.2)

25.4 (23.5-27.5)

25.1 (22.5-28.2)