Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population stratified by permission to contact GP

Age at breast cancer diagnosis (years)

mean

SD^a

58.6

11.6

55.2

10.6

Age at questionnairesurvey (years)

Mean

SD

69.4

11.7

65.9

10.7

Follow-up (years)

median

9.62

9.17

T-stage (N, %)

0/1

2

3

4

In situ

Unknown

507 (53.7%)

264 (27.9%)

35 (3.7%)

30 (3.2%)

88 (9.3%)

21 (2.2%)

727 (55.2%)

380 (28.9%)

39 (3.0%)

25 (1.9%)

109 (8.3%)

36 (2.7%)

N-stage (N, %)

0

1

2

3

X

587 (62.1%)

217 (23.0%)

38 (4.0%)

27 (2.9%)

76 (8.0%)

829 (63.0%)

318 (24.2%)

58 (4.4%)

29 (2.2%)

82 (6.2%)

Chemotherapy (N, %)

Yes

No

Unknown

515 (54.5%)

399 (42.2%)

31 (3.3%)

604 (45.9%)

671 (51.0%)

41 (3.1%)

Radiotherapy (N,%)

Yes

No

Unknown

737 (78.0%)

166 (17.6%)

42 (4.4%)

1090 (82.8%)

174 (13.2%)

52 (4.0%)

Type of surgery (N, %)

None

Breast conserving

Mastectomy

Unknown

3 (0.3%)

751 (79.5%)

190 (20.1%)

1 (0.1%)

8 (0.6%)

1067 (81.1%)

241 (18.3%)

0 (0.0%)

History of cardiac event (N, %)

Yes

No

174 (18.4%)

771 (81.6%)

220 (16.7%)

1096 (83.3%)

Total N = 2261

945

1316