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Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics by randomised group (N = 70)

From: ‘Putting Life in Years’ (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial

  

Group

Intervention

 

Control

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

Gender

Female

23

66%

 

18

51%

 

Male

12

34%

 

17

49%

 

Total

35

100%

 

35

100%

 

Ethnic group

White European

35

100%

 

35

100%

 

Live with others

No

25

71%

 

27

77%

 

Yes

10

29%

 

8

23%

 

Total

35

100%

 

35

100%

 

Main activity

Retired

34

97%

 

35

100%

 

Looking after home/family

1

3%

 

0

0%

 

Total

35

100%

 

35

100%

 

Occupation type

Professional

13

38%

 

8

23%

 

Managerial/Technical

10

29%

 

10

29%

 

Skilled (non-manual)

1

3%

 

6

17%

 

Skilled (manual)

3

9%

 

3

9%

 

Partly skilled

3

9%

 

4

11%

 

Unskilled

4

12%

 

4

11%

 

Total

34

100%

 

35

100%

 
 

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Age (years)

 

35

81.8

5.8

35

80.1

3.7

  1. Occupation type was left blank by one participant (intervention group) as it was not applicable. They stated main activity as ‘Looking after home/family’).
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