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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of recruited participants

From: The implementation and sustainability of a combined lifestyle intervention in primary care: mixed method process evaluation

 

Total

Start-up program

Supervised program

(n = 411)

(n = 164)

(n = 247)

Sex (%)

   

Male

35.3 (n = 145)

36.0 (n = 59)

34.8 (n = 86)

Female

64.7 (n = 266)

64.0 (n = 105)

65.2 (n = 161)

Age (mean years ± SD)

55.1 ± 12.4 (n = 411)

53.8 ± 12.4 (n = 164)

55.9 ± 12.3 (n = 247)

Nationality (%)

   

Dutch

88.8 (n = 325)

90.9 (n = 130)

87.4 (n = 195)

Other

11.2 (n = 41)

9.1 (n = 13)

12.6 (n = 28)

Educational level (%)

   

Low

40.3 (n = 146)

37.3 (n = 53)

42.3 (n = 93)

Middle

41.4 (n = 150)

45.1 (n = 64)

39.1 (n = 86)

High

18.2 (n = 66)

17.6 (n = 25)

18.6 (n = 41)

Occupation (%)

   

Paid work

41.0 (n = 150)

41.3 (n = 59)

40.8 (n = 91)

Unpaid work

22.7 (n = 83)

27.3 (n = 39)

19.7 (n = 44)

Not working/studying

36.3 (n = 133)

31.5 (n = 45)

39.5 (n = 88)

Marital status (%)*

   

Married

65.6 (n = 240)

61.5 (n = 88)

68.2 (n = 152)

Unmarried

11.7 (n = 43)

18.2 (n = 26)

7.6 (n = 17)

Cohabiting

9.6 (n = 35)

7.0 (n = 10)

11.2 (n = 25)

Divorced

8.2 (n = 30)

9.1 (n = 13)

7.6 (n = 17)

Widowed

4.9 (n = 18)

4.2 (n = 6)

5.4 (n = 12)

Body Mass Index

   

Mean ± SD (n)

34.5 ± 4.4 (n = 368)

35.0 ± 4.6 (n = 145)

34.2 ± 4.2 (n = 223)

< 30 kg/m2 (%)

16.6 (n = 61)

14.5 (n = 24)

17.9 (n = 40)

30-35 kg/m2 (%)

35.6 (n = 131)

33.8 (n = 49)

36.8 (n = 82)

≥ 35 kg/m2 (%)

47.8 (n = 176)

51.7 (n = 75)

45.3 (n = 101)

  1. *Significant difference between start-up and supervised participants; p < 0.05.
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