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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in the study
| 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) |
