Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohort and the sub-cohort for modelling
Covariates | The whole cohort | The cohort used for modellingc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |
All | 3536 | 100 | 2954 | 100 |
Age group | ||||
 18–35 | 122 | 3.5 | 111 | 3.8 |
 36–45 | 665 | 18.8 | 610 | 20.7 |
 46–50 | 583 | 16.5 | 515 | 17.4 |
 51–55 | 630 | 17.8 | 525 | 17.8 |
 56–60 | 844 | 23.9 | 664 | 22.5 |
 61–63 | 692 | 19.6 | 529 | 17.9 |
Country of birth | ||||
 Sweden | 2950 | 83.4 | 2509 | 84.9 |
 Other country | 586 | 16.6 | 445 | 15.1 |
Educational level | ||||
 Elementary school (≤9 years) | 551 | 15.6 | 378 | 12.8 |
 High school (10–12) | 1549 | 43.8 | 1265 | 42.8 |
 College/University (> 12) | 1436 | 40.6 | 1311 | 44.4 |
Geographic living area | ||||
 North | 425 | 12.0 | 344 | 11.7 |
 Middle | 486 | 13.7 | 403 | 13.6 |
 Stockholm | 823 | 23.3 | 710 | 24.0 |
 West | 934 | 26.4 | 767 | 26.0 |
 South | 868 | 24.6 | 730 | 24.7 |
Type of living area | ||||
 Larger cities | 1376 | 38.9 | 1172 | 39.7 |
 Medium cities | 1252 | 35.4 | 1051 | 35.6 |
 More rural areas | 908 | 25.7 | 731 | 24.8 |
Family composition | ||||
 Married/cohab., no child at home | 1042 | 29.5 | 852 | 28.8 |
 Married/cohab., child at home | 1235 | 34.9 | 1129 | 38.2 |
 Single, no child at home | 885 | 25.0 | 656 | 22.2 |
 Single, child at home | 374 | 10.6 | 317 | 10.7 |
Marital status | ||||
 Unmarried, divorced, widow | 1523 | 43.1 | 1228 | 41.6 |
 Married, registered partnership | 2013 | 56.9 | 1726 | 58.4 |
Occupational sector | ||||
 Not in paid work/no information | 810 | 22.9 | 379 | 12.8 |
 Public | 1409 | 39.9 | 1330 | 45.0 |
 Private | 1317 | 37.3 | 1245 | 42.2 |
Cancer stage | ||||
 Missing all T, N, M | 25 | 0.7 |  |  |
 T0N0M0 + Stage 0 + I | 2120 | 60.0 | 1799 | 60.9 |
 Stage II | 1162 | 32.9 | 990 | 33.5 |
 Stage III + IV | 229 | 6.5 | 165 | 5.6 |
Previous SA, net daysa,b | ||||
 No previous SA | 2870 | 81.2 | 2444 | 82.7 |
 0.25–90 | 485 | 13.7 | 417 | 14.1 |
  ≥ 90 | 181 | 5.1 | 93 | 3.2 |
Previous SA, diagnosesa | ||||
Mental diagnoses | 161 | 4.6 | 124 | 4.2 |
Other diagnoses | 540 | 15.3 | 412 | 14.0 |
Previous DP net daysa | ||||
 0 | 2908 | 82.2 | 2771 | 93.8 |
 0,25–365 | 180 | 5.1 | 153 | 5.2 |
  ≥ 365 | 448 | 12.7 | 30 | 1.0 |
Previous DP diagnosesa | ||||
 Mental diagnoses | 181 | 5.1 | 47 | 1.6 |
 Other diagnoses | 466 | 13.2 | 137 | 4.6 |
Previous visits in specialized outpatient carea | ||||
 0 | 1549 | 43.8 | 1390 | 47.1 |
 1–2 visits | 1039 | 29.4 | 898 | 30.4 |
  ≥ 3 visits | 948 | 26.8 | 666 | 22.6 |
Previous visits in outpatient care, diagnosesa | ||||
 Mental diagnoses | 166 | 4.7 | 72 | 2.4 |
 Other diagnoses | 1825 | 51.6 | 1441 | 48.8 |
Previous inpatient care, daysa | ||||
 0 | 3123 | 88.3 | 2709 | 91.7 |
 1–14 days | 354 | 10.0 | 235 | 8.0 |
  ≥ 14 days | 59 | 1.7 | 10 | 0.3 |
Previous inpatient care, diagnosesa | ||||
 Mental diagnoses | 32 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.4 |
 Other diagnoses | 391 | 11.1 | 238 | 8.1 |