Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the KNW study sample (N = 462)

 Female, n (%)

183 (79.2)

186 (80.5)

.728

 Age, M (SD)

55.6 (11.5)

56.2 (11.3)

.596

 Marital status, with partner², n (%)

193 (83.5)

184 (79.7)

.280

  Low

76 (32.9)

97 (42.0)

.113

  Medium

76 (32.9)

70 (30.3)

  High

79 (34.2)

64 (27.7)

 Employed, yes, n (%)

122 (52.8)

111 (48.1)

.306

 Income below average, n (%)

28 (12.1)

42 (18.2)

.192

 Income average, n (%)

84 (36.4)

78 (33.8)

 Income above average, n (%)

119 (51.5)

111 (48.3)

 Breast cancer, n (%)

162 (70.1)

164 (71.0)

.838

 Other types of cancer, n (%)

69 (29.9)

67 (29.0)

  Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation

86 (37.2)

108 (46.8)

.046*

  Surgery, chemotherapy

61 (26.4)

48 (20.8)

  Surgery, radiation

46 (19.9)

30 (13.0)

  Other

38 (16.5)

45 (19.5)

 Aftercare, yes, n (%)

145 (62.8)

141 (61)

.702

 Number of aftercare activities, M (SD)

1.1 (1.1)

1 (1.0)

.402

 Comorbidity, yes, n (%)

62 (26.8)

63 (27.3)

.917

 Number of comorbidities, M (SD)

0.3 (0.6)

0.4 (0.7)

.600

 Time since completion primary treatment (weeks), M (SD)

25.1 (13.5)

23.4 (12.9)

.187

 BMI, M (SD)

26.0 (5.0)

26.5 (4.9)

.295

 BMI, n (%)

.593

   < 18.5, underweight

2 (0.9)

3 (1.3)

  18.5–24.9, normal weight

105 (45.5)

93 (40.3)

  25.0–29.9, overweight

90 (39.0)

96 (41.6)

  30.0–34.9, obese

24 (10.4)

32 (13.9)

   ≥ 40, morbidly obese

10 (4.3)

7 (3.0)

  Weekly days > 30 min PA;

4.9 (1.9)

4.6 (2.0)

.089

  Light PA min p/w

1521.5 (897.9)

1430.2 (897.7)

.281

  Moderate PA min p/w

595.9 (620.5)

526.5 (546.5)

.200

  Vigorous PA min p/w

231.0 (323.9)

238.0 (426.0)

.844

  Vegetable intake, g p/d

138.5 (67.9)

124.2 (57.5)

.015*

  Fruit intake, servings p/d

1.8 (1.2)

1.6 (1.0)

.071

  Whole grain bread, slices p/d

3.1 (1.8)

2.8 (1.5)

.046*

  Fish intake, servings per week

1.9 (1.9)

1.4 (1.3)

.001**