Table 2 Participant demographic characteristics by recruitment method
Opportunistic recruitment (N = 73) | Systematic recruitment (N = 58) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender (n (%)) | ||
Male | 49 (67.1) | 39 (67.2) |
Female | 24 (32.9) | 19 (32.8) |
Age (mean (sd), n) | 59.5 (9.8), 61 | 60.4 (8.7), 56 |
BMI (mean (sd), n) | 27.1 (5.3), 59 | 27.0 (4.8), 55 |
Smoking status (n (%)) | ||
No | 51 (83.6) | 50 (90.9) |
Yes | 10 (16.4) | 5 (9.1) |
Ethnicity (n (%)) | ||
White | 57 (95.0) | 53 (94.6) |
Other ethnicity | 3 (5.0) | 3 (5.4) |
How many cars or vans are available for use by you and other people in your household? (n (%)) | ||
0 | 11 (18.0) | 6 (10.7) |
1 or more | 50 (82.0) | 50 (89.3) |
Highest educational qualification (n (%)) | ||
University degree or equivalent | 16 (26.7) | 19 (33.9) |
No qualifications or qualifications below degree | 44 (73.3) | 37 (66.1) |
I am currently trying to increase the amount of physical activity that I do (scale of 0 to 10; mean (sd), n) | 5.4 (2.7), 61 | 5.5 (2.8), 56 |
Baseline pedometer readings over 7 daysa: mean number of steps (mean (sd), n) | 6704 (2821), 56 | 8310 (2532), 53 |
EQ-5D index (mean (sd), n) | 0.75 (0.23), 60 | 0.87 (0.14), 56 |