Table 1 Demographic, health, physical characteristics and physical activity at baseline
All groups (N = 833) | Control (N = 279) | Postal (N = 270) | Nurse (N = 284) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age at randomisation | ||||
45–54 years | 280 (34%) | 87 (31%) | 94 (35%) | 99 (35%) |
55–64 years | 315 (38%) | 111 (40%) | 98 (36%) | 106 (37%) |
65–75 years | 238 (29%) | 81 (29%) | 78 (29%) | 79 (28%) |
Sex: Male | 304 (36%) | 98 (35%) | 104 (39%) | 102 (36%) |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 654 (81%) | 212 (79%) | 222 (85%) | 220 (80%) |
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British | 77 (10%) | 25 (9%) | 21 (8%) | 31 (11%) |
Asian / Asian British | 54 (7%) | 21 (8%) | 14 (5%) | 19 (7%) |
Other, incl mixed | 19 (2%) | 10 (4%) | 4 (2%) | 5 (2%) |
General health: Very good or good | 679 (83%) | 223 (81%) | 230 (88%) | 226 (82%) |
Chronic diseases | ||||
None | 321 (39%) | 109 (39%) | 112 (42%) | 100 (36%) |
1–2 | 436 (53%) | 153 (55%) | 133 (50%) | 150 (54%) |
≥ 3 | 61 (7%) | 14 (5%) | 20 (8%) | 27 (10%) |
Self-reported pain: Yes | 566 (69%) | 185 (67%) | 191 (72%) | 190 (69%) |
Limiting long-standing illness | 174 (21%) | 60 (22%) | 55 (21%) | 59 (21%) |
Townsend Disability score | ||||
None (0) | 491 (60%) | 159 (58%) | 158 (59%) | 174 (62%) |
Slight or some disability (1–6) | 305 (37%) | 103 (37%) | 104 (39%) | 98 (35%) |
Appreciable or severe disability (7–18) | 24 (3%) | 13 (5%) | 4 (2%) | 7 (3%) |
Physical characteristics | ||||
Overweight/obese: BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 544 (65%) | 184 (66%) | 173 (64%) | 187 (66%) |
Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | |
Fat mass (kg) | 26 (11) | 26 (10) | 26 (11) | 26 (11) |
Accelerometry data | ||||
Adjusted baseline step count per day | 7550 (2670) | 7528 (2685) | 7480 (2583) | 7638 (2744) |
Total weekly mins MVPA in ≥10 min bouts | 98 (103) | 91 (100) | 97 (94) | 106 (113) |
Total weekly mins MVPA | 317 (151) | 316 (152) | 311 (145) | 322 (154) |
Daily wear time (mins) | 792 (79) | 791 (73) | 789 (79) | 796 (84) |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) | ||||
IPAQ-MVPA: Weekly mins of moderate PA + vigorous PA in ≥10 min bouts | 174 (279) | 194 (310) | 159 (266) | 167 (259) |
IPAQ-Walk: Weekly mins of walking in ≥10 min bouts | 315 (310) | 323 (327) | 316 (326) | 307 (275) |
IPAQ-Total: Weekly mins of moderate PA + vigorous PA + walking in ≥10 min bouts | 489 (453) | 518 (501) | 475 (457) | 474 (395) |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Proportions of “active” individualsa | ||||
Accelerometry | ||||
150 weekly mins MVPA in ≥10 min bouts | 190 (23%) | 57 (21%) | 58 (22%) | 75 (27%) |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) | ||||
150 weekly mins of IPAQ-MVPA | 286 (35%) | 99 (36%) | 86 (32%) | 101 (36%) |
150 weekly mins of IPAQ-Walk | 540 (66%) | 176 (64%) | 173 (65%) | 191 (68%) |
150 weekly mins of IPAQ-Total | 690 (84%) | 227 (82%) | 226 (85%) | 237 (84%) |
General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) | ||||
GPPAQ: “Active” ≥180 mins PA per week | 101 (12%) | 38 (14%) | 33 (12%) | 30 (11%) |
GPPAQ-Walk: “Active” ≥180 mins PA per week including walking at brisk/fast pace | 229 (28%) | 82 (30%) | 71 (27%) | 76 (27%) |