Table 1 SMA participant characteristics (patients)
Patient participants (n = 21) | |
|---|---|
Age (yrs) | |
Range | 38–87 |
Mean (SD) | 64 |
Gender | |
Men | 7 |
Women | 13 |
Transgender | 1 |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (n) | |
Decile 1–5 (Highest deprivation) | 10 |
Decile 6–10 (Lowest deprivation) | 10 |
Missing | 1 |
Ethnicity | |
White | 20 |
Mixed | 1 |
Marital Status | |
Married | 14 |
Widowed | 3 |
Single | 4 |
Occupation | |
Retired | 12 (57%) |
Full-time employed | 2 (10%) |
Part-time employed | 3 (14%) |
Self-employed | 2 (10%) |
Long term sick | 1 (5%) |
Carer | 1 (5%) |
Highest educational qualification | |
Level 2 (GCE, GCSE, O-levels) | 4 |
Level 3 (AS level, A-Levels | 4 |
Level 4 (CertHE, Higher National Certificate) | 3 |
Level 5 (Diploma of higher education, High national diploma) | 0 |
Level 6 (degree apprenticeship, degree with honours) | 5 |
Level 7 (Master’s degree, post-graduate certificate) | 1 |
Level 8 (PhD or DPhil) | 3 |
Number of chronic conditions | |
0 (at risk) | 4 |
1 | 4 |
2 | 3 |
3 or more | 10 |
Chronic conditions | |
High Cholesterol/ Risk of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) | 10 |
Diabetes /prediabetes | 9 |
Hypertension | 4 |
Asthma | 2 |
Depression | 2 |
Chronic pain/ Fibromyalgia | 2 |
Hyper/Hypothyroidism | 2 |
Osteoporosis | 1 |
Arthritis | 1 |
Parkinson’s Disease | 1 |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 1 |
SMA experience (attended SMA) | 14 |
Women | 10 |
Men | 4 |
Retired | 9 |
Full-time employed | 3 |
Part-time employed | 1 |
Carer | 1 |
No SMA experience | 7 |
Not invited | 5 |
Invited -unable to attend | 2 |