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Table 3 Sample Characteristics by Recruitment Strategy

From: Recruiting men from across the socioeconomic spectrum via GP registers and community outreach to a weight management feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

Community recruitment

(n = 60)

GP recruitment

(n = 45)

Total

p-value

Sample characteristics

 

 Age (years)

N, Mean, SD

57

48.3

13.6

45

57.1

10.8

102

52.2

13.1

< 0.01

 Weight (kg)

N, Mean, SD

60

112.7

20.9

45

104.3

13.3

105

109.1

18.4

0.02

 Height (cm)

N, Mean, SD

60

176.6

6.6

45

172.8

5.4

105

175.0

6.4

< 0.01

 BMI (kg/m2)

N, Mean, SD

60

36.2

6.9

45

34.9

4.3

105

35.7

5.9

0.29

   ≥ 25- < 30

N, n, %

60

7

11.7

45

5

11.1

105

12

11.4

 

   ≥ 30- < 35

N, n, %

60

25

41.2

45

24

53.3

105

49

46.7

 

   ≥ 35- < 40

N, n, %

60

14

23.3

45

8

17.8

105

22

21.0

 

   ≥ 40

N, n, %

60

14

23.3

45

8

17.8

105

22

21.0

 

 Waist circumference (cm)

N, Mean, SD

60

118.6

13.0

45

114.4

9.4

105

116.8

11.8

0.07

SIMD deprivation category

 

 SIMD 1 (most deprived)

N, n, %

59

23

39.0

45

15

33.3

104

38

36.5

 

 SIMD 2

N, n, %

59

10

16.9

45

14

31.1

104

24

23.1

 

 SIMD 3

N, n, %

59

8

13.6

45

4

8.9

104

12

11.5

 

 SIMD 4

N, n, %

59

8

13.6

45

6

13.3

104

14

13.5

 

 SIMD 5 (least deprived)

N, n, %

59

10

16.9

45

6

13.3

104

16

15.4

0.38

Highest educational qualification

 

 University Degree Educated (=SVQ5) or higher

N, n, %

59

24

40.7

44

5

11.4

103

29

28.2

 

 Other Formal Qualifications

N, n, %

59

25

42.4

44

19

43.2

103

44

42.7

 

 No formal qualifications

N, n, %

59

6

10.2

44

14

31.8

103

20

19.4

 

 Still studying

N, n, %

59

4

6.8

44

2

4.5

103

6

5.8

 

 Prefer not to say

N, n, %

59

0

0.0

44

4

9.1

103

4

3.9

< 0.01

Co-morbidities

 

 Arthritis

N, n, %

59

9

15.3

45

13

28.9

104

22

21.2

0.09

 Cancer

N, n, %

59

1

1.7

45

2

4.4

104

3

2.9

0.41

 Diabetes

N, n, %

59

9

15.3

45

10

22.2

104

19

18.3

0.36

 Heart attack

N, n, %

59

4

6.8

45

5

11.1

104

9

8.7

0.44

 High BP

N, n, %

59

18

30.5

45

30

66.7

104

48

46.2

< 0.01

 Stroke

N, n, %

59

3

5.1

45

3

6.7

104

6

5.8

0.73

 One co-morbidity only

N, n, %

59

12

20.3

45

21

46.7

104

33

31.7

< 0.01

 One or more co-morbidity

N, n, %

59

26

44.1

45

39

86.7

104

65

62.5

< 0.01

 Two or more co-morbidities

N, n, %

59

14

23.7

45

18

40.0

104

32

30.8

0.07

Ethnic group

 

 White

N, n, %

59

53

89.8

45

42

93.3

104

95

91.3

 

 Non-white

N, n, %

59

5

8.5

45

3

6.7

104

8

7.7

 

 Prefer not to say

N, n, %

59

1

1.7

45

0

0.0

104

1

1.0

0.64

Marital status

 

 Married or Cohabiting

N, n, %

58

37

63.8

45

35

77.8

103

72

69.9

0.12

  1. Note – recorded demographic information that has an N of < 60 for the community, N of < 45 for GP or N of < 105 in total is due to missing data