Table 1.
Characteristics of CN SNAP trial clients
| Characteristics | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | N | % |
| Female | 396 | 49.3% |
| Male | 408 | 50.7% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander | 4 | 0.5% |
| Language | ||
| Language other than English | 35 | 4.4% |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 215 | 26.7% |
| Unable to work (long-term sickness/disability) | 109 | 13.6% |
| Retired from paid work | 427 | 53.1% |
| Other | 53 | 6.6% |
| Age (yr) * | ||
| 30-39 | 44 | 5.5% |
| 40-49 | 78 | 9.7% |
| 50-59 | 142 | 17.7% |
| 60-69 | 256 | 31.9% |
| ≥ 70 | 282 | 35.2% |
| Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (Postcode not known for 17 participants) | ||
| 1st quintile | 148 | 18.8% |
| 2nd quintile | 146 | 18.5% |
| 3rd quintile | 285 | 36.2% |
| 4th quintile | 110 | 14.0% |
| 5th quintile | 99 | 12.6% |
| Self-rated health status (How would you rate your health?) | ||
| Poor | 308 | 38.3% |
| Good, very good or excellent | 494 | 61.6% |
| Self-rated mental health status (Have you felt downhearted or blue during the past month?) | ||
| A little or none of the time | 440 | 54.8% |
| A good bit to some of the time | 260 | 32.3% |
| Most to all of the time | 1023 | 12.7% |
| Health conditions | ||
| Hypertension (HT) | 395 | 49.1% |
| Arthritis | 277 | 34.5% |
| High cholesterol | 239 | 29.7% |
| Cancer | 213 | 26.5% |
| Other | 208 | 25.9% |
| Diabetes | 185 | 23.0% |
| Depression | 132 | 16.4% |
| Heart disease | 132 | 16.4% |
| Anxiety | 105 | 13.16% |
| Asthma | 104 | 12.9% |
| Respiratory | 75 | 9.3% |
| Thrombosis | 73 | 9.18% |
| Stroke | 28 | 3.58% |
Two participants did not disclose their age and two rated their health and mental health status as 'don't know'.