Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in the study
| Â | All | Programme group | Comparator group |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 627) | (n = 293) | (n = 334) | |
Centre | |||
 1 | 155 (25) | 99 (34) | 56 (17) |
 2 | 202 (32) | 100 (34) | 102 (31) |
 3 | 146 (23) | 53 (18) | 93 (28) |
 4 | 124 (20) | 41 (14) | 83 (25) |
Ethnicitya | |||
 White | 607 (97) | 281 (97) | 326 (99) |
 Mixed | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
 Asian | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) |
 Black | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 0 |
 Other | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
 Missing | 6 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) |
Qualificationsa | |||
 No qualifications | 166 (27) | 70 (24) | 96 (30) |
 GCSE/O level | 106 (17) | 46 (16) | 60 (18) |
 Vocational | 131 (21) | 63 (22) | 68 (21) |
 A level | 45 (7) | 28 (10) | 17 (5) |
 Undergraduate | 54 (9) | 27 (9) | 27 (8) |
 Postgraduate | 34 (6) | 21 (7) | 13 (4) |
 Other | 81 (13) | 35 (12) | 46 (14) |
 Missing | 10 (2) | 3 (1) | 7 (2) |
Employment statusa | |||
 Retired | 479 (77) | 224 (77) | 255 (77) |
 Employed full time | 56 (9) | 27 (9) | 29 (9) |
 Employed part time | 34 (5) | 18 (6) | 16 (5) |
 Employed on sick leave | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | 4 (1) |
 Self employed | 33 (5) | 16 (6) | 17 (5) |
 Disabled or long term sick | 13 (2) | 3 (1) | 10 (3) |
 Unemployed | 3 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
 Missing | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
Marital statusa | |||
 Married/civil partnership | 507 (81) | 233 (80) | 274 (82) |
 Widowed | 36 (6) | 19 (6) | 17 (5) |
 Living with partner | 33 (5) | 17 (6) | 16 (5) |
 Divorced/separated | 31 (5) | 15 (5) | 16 (5) |
 Single | 19 (3) | 9 (3) | 10 (3) |
 Missing | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) |
Living | |||
 In own home | 554 (88) | 260 (89) | 294 (88) |
 In rented home | 57 (9) | 29 (10) | 28 (8) |
 Temporary accommodation | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) |
 Other | 13 (2) | 3 (1) | 10 (3) |
Caring responsibilities for children or adultsa | |||
 Yes | 75 (12) | 41 (14) | 34 (10) |
 No | 548 (88) | 251 (86) | 297 (90) |
 Missing | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 3 (1) |
Access to the internet at homea | |||
 Yes | 530 (85) | 254 (87) | 276 (83) |
 No | 96 (15) | 39 (13) | 57 (17) |
 Missing | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) |
Index of Multiple Deprivation decilea | |||
 1 | 25 (4) | 13 (5) | 12 (4) |
 2 | 28 (5) | 15 (5) | 13 (4) |
 3 | 51 (8) | 21 (7) | 30 (9) |
 4 | 88 (14) | 39 (14) | 49 (15) |
 5 | 89 (15) | 36 (13) | 53 (16) |
 6 | 75 (12) | 34 (12) | 41 (13) |
 7 | 64 (10) | 34 (12) | 30 (9) |
 8 | 72 (12) | 41 (14) | 31 (9) |
 9 | 70 (11) | 29 (10) | 41 (13) |
 10 | 53 (9) | 24 (8) | 29 (9) |
 Missing | 12 (2) | 7 (2) | 5 (2) |
Age of participant (in years) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 70 (7) | 70 (7) | 71 (7) |
 Min to max | 44 to 91 | 45 to 84 | 44 to 91 |
Time since diagnosis (in years)a | |||
 Mean (SD) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
 Min to max | 0 to 14 | 0 to 14 | 0 to 14 |
 n | 623 | 292 | 331 |
Time from treatmenta | |||
 0–1 years | 314 (51) | 160 (56) | 154 (47) |
 > 1–2 years | 185 (30) | 69 (24) | 116 (35) |
 > 2–3 years | 114 (19) | 56 (20) | 58 (18) |
 Missing | 14 (2) | 8 (3) | 6 (2) |
Number of comorbidities | |||
 Mean (SD) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
 Min to max | 0 to 6 | 0 to 5 | 0 to 6 |
Treatmenta | |||
 Radical prostatectomy | 178 (29) | 83 (29) | 95 (29) |
 External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) | 54 (9) | 23 (8) | 31 (9) |
 Hormone therapy (HT) | 91 (15) | 27 (9) | 64 (19) |
 Brachytherapy (BT) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
 EBRT and HT | 264 (43) | 143 (50) | 121 (37) |
 BT and HT | 14 (2) | 9 (3) | 5 (2) |
 BT and EBRT | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) |
 BT and EBRT and HT | 12 (2) | 1 (0) | 11 (3) |
 Missing | 7 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) |
T Stagea | |||
 T1 | 64 (11) | 32 (11) | 32 (11) |
 T2 | 255 (44) | 119 (42) | 136 (45) |
 T3 | 237 (40) | 118 (42) | 119 (39) |
 T4 | 24 (4) | 12 (4) | 12 (4) |
 T stage unknown | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 3 (1) |
 Missing | 43 (7) | 11 (4) | 32 (10) |
N Stagea | |||
 N0 | 528 (91) | 262 (91) | 266 (92) |
 N1 | 33 (6) | 14 (5) | 19 (7) |
 N stage unknown | 17 (3) | 12 (4) | 5 (2) |
 Missing | 49 (8) | 5 (2) | 44 (13) |
M Stagea | |||
 M0 | 551 (95) | 273 (95) | 278 (95) |
 M1 | 19 (3) | 7 (2) | 12 (4) |
 M stage unknown | 12 (2) | 8 (3) | 4 (1) |
 Missing | 45 (7) | 5 (2) | 40 (12) |
PSA at diagnosisa | |||
 Less than 10 | 287 (48) | 142 (49) | 145 (46) |
 10 to 20 | 163 (27) | 83 (29) | 80 (26) |
 More than 20 | 154 (25) | 65 (22) | 89 (28) |
 Missing | 23 (4) | 3 (1) | 20 (6) |
Risk stratification (3) | |||
 Advanced (metastatic) | 17 (3) | 7 (2) | 10 (3) |
 Localised high risk | 65 (10) | 31 (11) | 34 (10) |
 Localised intermediate risk | 183 (29) | 96 (33) | 87 (26) |
 Localised low risk | 36 (6) | 15 (5) | 21 (6) |
 Localised risk unknown | 8 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 (2) |
 Locally advanced | 245 (39) | 123 (42) | 122 (37) |
 Insufficient data | 73 (12) | 18 (6) | 55 (17) |