Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study participants in Schleswig-Holstein (SH), Germany and Denmark (DK)
Schleswig-Holstein (SH), Germany | Denmark (DK) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Response | Total | Response | |||
n | % | % | n | % | % | |
Total | 160 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 1964 | 100.0 | 57.8 |
Cancer site | ||||||
Breast | 115 | 71.9 | 68.5 | 1095 | 55.7 | 59.5 |
Colorectal | 45 | 28.1 | 58.4 | 869 | 44.3 | 55.7 |
Sex* | ||||||
Female | 21 | 46.6 | 60.0 | 359 | 41.3 | 52.7 |
Male | 24 | 53.3 | 57.1 | 510 | 58.7 | 58.1 |
Age distribution of breast cancer patients | ||||||
30–49 | 16 | 13.9 | 61.5 | 168 | 15.3 | 51.2 |
50–59 | 34 | 29.6 | 82.9 | 245 | 22.4 | 60.2 |
60–69 | 31 | 27.0 | 67.4 | 332 | 30.3 | 63.6 |
70–79 | 28 | 24.3 | 70.0 | 246 | 22.5 | 65.6 |
80–99 | 6 | 5.2 | 40.0 | 104 | 9.5 | 50.0 |
Age distribution of colorectal cancer patients | ||||||
30–59 | 11 | 24.4 | 73.3 | 115 | 13.2 | 45.6 |
60–99 | 34 | 75.5 | 54.8 | 754 | 86.8 | 57.7 |
Self-reported treatment status | ||||||
Completed | 109 | 68.1 | – | 1027 | 52.3 | – |
Ongoing | 42 | 26.3 | – | 805 | 41.0 | – |
Unknown | 9 | 5.6 | – | 132 | 6.7 | – |
Self-reported comorbid conditions | ||||||
Yes | 85 | 53.1 | – | 813 | 41.2 | – |
No | 57 | 35.6 | – | 950 | 48.4 | – |
Unknown | 18 | 11.3 | – | 201 | 10.2 | – |