Table 1 General characteristics of all participants, and for each self-reported breast cancer risk category

Age (years), mean (SD)^a

61.3

(4.9)

61.9

(4.7)

61.5

(5.1)

61.8

(4.9)

60.0

(4.6)

 Lower education

68

(20.9)

14

(23.3)

27

(21.6)

14

(17.5)

13

(21.7)

 Higher secondary education

98

(30.2)

13

(21.7)

42

(33.6)

26

(32.5)

17

(28.3)

 Higher vocational qualification

131

(40.3)

24

(40.0)

46

(36.8)

37

(46.3)

24

(40.0)

Marital status, n living with partner (%)

256

(78.8)

54

(90.0)

94

(75.2)

61

(76.3)

47

(78.3)

First degree family history breast cancer, n yes (%)

138

(42.5)

4

(6.7)

41

(32.8)

49

(61.3)

44

(73.3)

Body mass index (kg/m²), mean (SD)^c

24.9

(3.5)

25.1

(3.3)

24.7

(3.5)

24.8

(3.4)

25.3

(3.8)

Medical condition, n ≥ 2 diagnosed (%)

164

(50.5)

27

(45.0)

68

(54.4)

47

(58.8)

22

(36.7)

Current medication use, n yes (%)

144

(44.3)

30

(50.0)

56

(44.8)

33

(41.3)

25

(41.7)

Current MHT^d use, n yes (%)

26

(8.0)

8

(13.3)

14

(11.2)

4

(5.0)

20

(33.3)

Benign breast disease, n yes (%)^e

121

(37.2)

21

(35.0)

41

(32.8)

35

(43.8)

24

(40.0)

Previous breast biopsy, n yes (%)^f

81

(24.9)

10

(16.7)

30

(24.0)

21

(26.3)

20

(33.3)

General health score, mean (SD)

82.7

(14.6)

84.1

(17.5)

81.3

(15.0)

84.4

(11.9)

81.7

(14.2)

Life events, n ≥ 2 (%)

89

(27.4)

15

(25.0)

34

(27.2)

24

(30.0)

16

(26.7)

 Internal

109

(33.5)

21

(35.0)

44

(35.2)

23

(28.7)

21

(35.0)

 Physician

11

(3.4)

2

(3.3)

5

(4.0)

2

(2.5)

2

(3.3)

 Chance

167

(51.4)

31

(51.7)

61

(48.8)

47

(58.8)

28

(46.7)

 No clear preference

38

(11.7)

6

(10.0)

15

(12.0)

8

(10.0)

9

(15.0)

 Harm

7.9

(2.3)

8.5

(2.6)

7.8

(2.2)

8.0

(2.2)

7.3

(2.2)

 Overuse

11.3

(3.0)

11.6

(3.0)

11.2

(2.8)

11.6

(3.2)

10.9

(3.0)

Health anxiety, mean (SD)

10.8

(4.9)

8.8

(4.4)

10.8

(4.9)

11.2

(4.3)

12.2

(5.4)