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Table 3 Baseline participant demographic information (N = 40)

From: Promoting physical activity among community groups of older women in socio-economically disadvantaged areas: randomised feasibility study

Variable

Immediate intervention

Delayed intervention

 

Group 1 (n = 9)

Group 2 (n = 10)

Total (n = 19)

Group 3 (n = 12)

Group 4 (n = 9)

Total (n = 21)

Total (n = 40)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age, years

50–65

5 (55.6)

4 (40.0)

9 (47.4)

4 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

6 (28.6)

15 (37.5)

66–80

4 (44.4)

6 (60.0)

10 (52.6)

5 (41.7)

7 (77.8)

12 (57.1)

22 (55.0)

≥ 81

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (14.3)

3 (7.5)

Relationship status

Single

1 (11.1)

1 (10.0)

2 (10.5)

2 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.5)

4 (10.0)

Married/co-habiting

1 (11.1)

3 (30.0)

4 (21.1)

2 (16.7)

6 (66.7)

8 (38.1)

12 (30.0)

Separated/divorced/widowed

6 (66.7)

6 (60.0)

12 (63.2)

8 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

11 (52.4)

23 (57.5)

Other

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

Highest level of education

University degree or higher

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.5)

2 (5.0)

A-levels or equivalent

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

GCSE

2 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (10.5)

2 (16.7)

2 (22.2)

4 (19.0)

6 (15.0)

Prefer not to say

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

1 (5.3)

2 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (9.5)

3 (7.5)

Other

7 (77.8)

9 (90.0)

16 (84.2)

6 (50.0)

7 (77.8)

13 (61.9)

29 (72.5)

Number of available vehicles

0

3 (33.3)

1 (10.0)

4 (21.1)

6 (50.0)

4 (44.4)

10 (47.6)

13 (32.5)

1

3 (33.3)

4 (40.0)

7 (36.8)

4 (33.3)

4 (44.4)

8 (38.1)

16 (40.0)

2

2 (22.2)

3 (30.0)

5 (26.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (12.5)

≥ 3

1 (11.1)

2 (20.0)

3 (15.8)

2 (16.7)

1 (11.1)

3 (14.3)

6 (15.0)

Long-term illness limiting PAa

Yes

7 (77.8)

5 (50.0)

12 (63.2)

8 (66.7)

7 (77.8)

15 (71.4)

27 (67.5)

  1. GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, PA Physical activity
  2. aData missing for n = 2 (5.0%) participants