Table 3 Participant characteristics
|  | Intervention n = 279 | Comparison n = 281 | Total: n = 560 |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
 Age (years) | |||
  Mean (SD) | 58.8 (5.2) | 59.5 (5.7) | 59.1 (5.4) |
 SIMD quintile (%) | |||
  1 (most deprived) | 21 (7.5) | 15 (5.3) | 36 (6.4) |
  2 | 25 (9.0) | 29 (10.3) | 54 (9.6) |
  3 | 38 (13.6) | 39 (13.9) | 77 (13.8) |
  4 | 65 (23.3) | 60 (21.4) | 125 (22.3) |
  5 (least deprived) | 128 (45.9) | 135 (48.0) | 263 (47.0) |
  Unknown | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 5 (0.9) |
 Ethnicity (%) | |||
  White, British | 265 (95.0%) | 265 (94.3%) | 547 (94.6%) |
  White, Irish | 4 (1.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 5 (0.9%) |
  White, other | 4 (1.4%) | 8 (2.8%) | 12 (2.1%) |
  Mixed | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.7%) | 2 (0.4%) |
  Asian Indian | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.4%) |
  Asian, Pakistani | 2 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.4%) |
  Asian, Chinese | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) |
  Asian, other | 2 (0.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | 3 (0.5%) |
  Other | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.7%) | 2 (0.4%) |
  Do not wish to complete | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.2%) |
 Education, highest level (%) | |||
  Secondary | 57 (20.4) | 62 (22.1) | 119 (21.3) |
  Other professional/technical qualification | 90 (32.3) | 84 (29.9) | 174 (31.1) |
  University degree | 132 (47.3) | 135 (48.0) | 267 (47.7) |
 Employment (%) | |||
  Retired | 90 (32.3) | 98 (34.9) | 188 (33.6) |
  Unemployed | 2 (0.7) | 7 (2.5) | 9 (1.6) |
  Employed full-time | 91 (32.6) | 90 (32.0) | 181 (32.3) |
  Employed part-time | 71 (25.4) | 65 (23.1) | 136 (24.3) |
  Student full-time | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
  Student part-time | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
  Other (please specify) | 23 (8.2) | 20 (7.1) | 43 (7.7) |
 Home status (%) | |||
  Owner occupied | 255 (91.4) | 257 (91.5) | 512 (91.4) |
  Rented | 24 (8.6) | 24 (8.5) | 48 (8.6) |