Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects that completed the intervention
|  | TOTAL n = 31 |
|---|---|
Mean age, years (SD) | 75 (9.3) |
Gender (female) | 19 (61%) |
Mean body mass index, Kg/m2 (SD) | 27.7 (5.3) |
Born in Australia | 20 (65%) |
English spoken at home | 140 (97%) |
Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 2 (7%) |
Currently married or de facto | 16 (52%) |
Employment status | Â |
 Employed-full/part-time/casual | 4 (13%) |
 Retired/pensioner | 25 (81%) |
 Unemployed/student/disability pension/home duties/carer | 2 (6%) |
Education | |
 Some primary school | 1 (3%) |
 Completed high school/some high school | 12 (39%) |
 Tertiary education/vocational training | 18 (58%) |
Smoking status | |
 Current | 5 (16%) |
 Former | 24 (77%) |
 Never smoked | 2 (7%) |
Mean number of co-morbidities (SD) | 5 (3.1) |
Mean post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (SD) | 0.61 (0.1) |
Mean post-bronchodilator FEV1% predicted (SD) | 75 (18.6) |
GOLD Stage I | 18 (58%) |
GOLD Stage II | 2 (6%) |
GOLD Stage III | 0 (0%) |
GOLD Stage IV | 1 (1%) |