Table 1 SUSRes study participant baseline characteristics
SMS text pre-notification comparison | E-mail reminder comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SMS text pre-notification n = 212 | No pre-notification n = 206 | E-mail reminder n = 60 | Postal reminder n = 59 | |
Age | ||||
Mean, years | 40.7 | 40.8 | 42.9 | 42.1 |
SD | 11.06 | 11.25 | 12.78 | 11.40 |
Median age, years | 41 | 41 | 45 | 45 |
Age range, years | 20–65 | 18–65 | 21–65 | 19–65 |
Age categories | ||||
≤40 years, n | 98 | 100 | 34 | 34 |
% | 46 % | 49 % | 57 % | 58 % |
>40 years, n | 114 | 106 | 26 | 25 |
% | 54 % | 51 % | 43 % | 42 % |
Sex | ||||
Male, n | 171 | 164 | 48 | 46 |
% | 81 % | 80 % | 80 % | 78 % |
Female, n | 41 | 42 | 12 | 13 |
% | 19 % | 20 % | 20 % | 22 % |