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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and patient-assessed GP empathy among patients with and without 3-months’ follow-up

From: Does GP empathy influence patient enablement and success in lifestyle change among high risk patients?

 

Patients assessing GP empathy

With follow-up

(n = 49)

Without follow-up (n = 11)

P

unadjusted

P

adjusted*

All

(n = 60)

Mean age (years, sd)

54.1 (4.0)

53.7 (4.1)

0.39

53.9 (4.8)

Male gender

(n, (%))

24 (49)

5 (45)

0.83

29 (48)

Daily smoker (n,%)

7 (14)

0 (0)

0.18

7 (12)

Unhealthy diet (n,%)

14 (29)

3 (27)

0.93

0.75

17 (28)

Sedentary lifestyle (n,%)

13 (27)

1 (9)

0.22

0.23

14 (23)

High risk alcohol intake (n,%)

2 (4)

0 (0)

0.50

2 (3)

BMI (median, iqr)

29.4 (5.4)

29.8 (4.8)

0.84

0.70

29.4 (5.3)

CARE score (median, iqr)

40 (8)

36.2 (18)

0.36

0.37

40 (11.4)

  1. *) Analyses adjusted for gender and age