Demographic characteristics at baseline
| Intervention (n=39) | Control (n=39) | All (n=78) | |
| Age (years) mean | 49.1±12.7 | 45.1±12.8 | 47.1±12.8 |
| Range | 22–72 | 18–71 | 18–72 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 6 (15) | 3 (8) | 9 (12) |
| Female | 33 (85) | 36 (92) | 69 (88) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 3 (8) | 8 (20.5) | 11 (14) |
| Married/cohabiting | 32 (82) | 24 (61.5) | 56 (72) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 4 (10) | 7 (18) | 11 (14) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 38 | 39 | 77 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Highest educational qualification | |||
| Secondary school | 15 (38.5) | 11 (28) | 26 (33) |
| Other professional/technical qualification after school | 9 (23) | 15 (39) | 24 (31) |
| University/postgraduate degree | 15 (38.5) | 13 (33) | 28 (36) |
| Employment status | |||
| Retired | 9 (23) | 4 (10) | 13 (17) |
| Employed full-time | 20 (51) | 17 (44) | 37 (48) |
| Employed part-time | 5 (13) | 8 (20) | 13 (17) |
| Unemployed | 2 (5) | 3 (8) | 5 (6) |
| Other | 2 (5) | 3 (8) | 5 (6) |
| Student | 1 (3) | 4 (10) | 5 (6) |
| SIMD (quintiles) | |||
| 1 (most deprived) | 4 (11) | 8 (20.5) | 12 (15) |
| 2 | 6 (16) | 3 (8) | 9 (12) |
| 3 | 10 (26) | 7 (18) | 17 (22) |
| 4 | 11 (29) | 8 (20.5) | 19 (25) |
| 5 (least deprived) | 7 (18) | 13 (33) | 20 (26) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Type of cancer* | |||
| Breast | 24 (62) | 27 (69) | 51 (65) |
| Colorectal | 15 (38) | 12 (31) | 27 (35) |
*Cancer family history, which resulted in a genetics referral.
All results are n (%) unless stated otherwise.
SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.