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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Psychological impact, support and information needs for women with an abnormal Pap smear: comparative results of a questionnaire in three European countries

 

% patients

 

Total

(N = 1475)

France

(N = 765)

A

Spain

(N = 467)

B

Portugal

(N = 243)

C

Age (years)

    

   <30

26.6

34.9C*

28.6C

16.3

   30 to 39

37.9

35.9

35.7

42.2

   40 to 49

22.3

19.1

23.8

23.9

   50 to 59

8.9

7.6

7.5

11.7

   ≥60

2.7

2.2

1.5

4.2

   Missing data

1.6

0.3

2.9A

1.7

Marital status

    

   Married/living with partner

55.2

57.6

50

59.3

   Single

32.3

33.3C

38.2C

24.1

   Divorced

10.3

8.3

10.3

12.5

   Widowed

2.2

0.8

1.5

4.1A

Number of children

    

   0

16.4

30.7C

10.4C

8.4

   1

26.1

22.5

22.1

33.3

   2

23.5

16.6

23.1

30.9A

   >2

11.4

9.7

12.0

12.6

   Missing data

22.6

20.5

32.4AC

14.8

  1. Data from Question 1
  2. Superscript letters (A, B, C) show significant superiority (0.1% risk; student t-test) relative to the corresponding value in the superscript column indicated. *eg, the 34.9% rate of patients under 30 years in France (column A) was significantly greater than the 16.3% rate in Portugal (column C).
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