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Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline by randomised group

From: The impact of participant mental health on attendance and engagement in a trial of behavioural weight management programmes: secondary analysis of the WRAP randomised controlled trial

Baseline characteristics

 

BI (n = 211)

CP12 (n = 528)

CP52 (n = 528)

Age (years) [mean ± SD]

51.91 ± 14.07

53.63 ± 13.26

53.30 ± 13.96

Female

143 (68%)

357 (68%)

359 (68%)

Body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) [mean ± SD]

34.43 ± 4.63

34.68 ± 5.39

34.45 ± 5.05

Self-reports taking antidepressant medication

26 (19%)

81 (21%)

81 (23%)

Anxiety [mean ± SD]

7.25 ± 4.29

6.89 ± 3.97

7.29 ± 4.09

Depression [mean ± SD]

5.58 ± 3.77

5.24 ± 3.38

5.20 ± 3.64

Ethnicity

White or White British

181 (86%)

480 (91%)

475 (90%)

Asian or Asian British

9 (4%)

11 (2%)

15 (3%)

Black or Black British

5 (2%)

12 (2%)

6 (1%)

Mixed or multiple ethnic group

4 (2%)

4 (1%)

7 (1%)

Other, missing, or prefer not to say

12 (6%)

21 (4%)

25 (4%)

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) decile

1 (least deprived)

16 (8%)

45 (9%)

44 (8%)

2

8 (4%)

16 (3%)

26 (5%)

3

12 (6%)

38 (7%)

32 (6%)

4

17 (8%)

37 (7%)

38 (8%)

5

31 (15%)

49 (9%)

50 (10%)

6

19 (9%)

61 (12%)

57 (11%)

7

32 (15%)

67 (13%)

63 (12%)

8

19 (9%)

69 (13%)

75 (14%)

9

12 (6%)

51 (10%)

47 (9%)

10 (most deprived)

45 (21%)

95 (18%)

94 (18%)

Level of education

None

7 (3.57%)

25 (5%)

27 (6%)

GCSE or equivalent

55 (28%)

153 (32%)

155 (33%)

A-Level or equivalent

53 (27%)

95 (20%)

110 (24%)

Post-secondary study

10 (5%)

14 (3%)

10 (2%)

University degree or equivalent

48 (24%)

108 (23%)

97 (21%)

Higher degree or equivalent

23 (12%)

79 (17%)

68 (15%)

Household income

£0–£19,999

65 (33%)

125 (25%)

138 (28%)

£20,000–£49,999

66 (33%)

173 (34%)

176 (35%)

£50,000+

41 (21%)

91 (18%)

84 (17%)

Do not know / Prefer not to say

27 (14%)

113 (23%)

101 (20%)

  1. Abbreviations: WW Formerly Weight Watchers, BI Brief intervention, CP12–12 week commercial weight management programme (WW), CP52–52 week commercial weight management programme (WW), SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, A-Level – Advanced Level Qualification