Table 1.
Profile of participants by adherence status
| Characteristics | Adherers (%) | Non-adherers (%) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) |
314 |
(45.0) |
387 |
(55.0) |
- |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
0.619a |
| Men (%) |
124 |
(40.0) |
160 |
(41.0) |
|
| Women (%) |
190 |
(60.0) |
227 |
(59.0) |
|
| Mean age (SD) |
48.4 |
(14.5) |
44.4 |
(13.2) |
<0.001b |
| Ethnic group |
|
|
|
|
0.856a |
| White |
195 |
(63.1) |
238 |
(63.4) |
|
| Black |
62 |
(20.1) |
82 |
(21.9) |
|
| Asian |
35 |
(11.3) |
37 |
(9.9) |
|
| Other non-White |
17 |
(5.5) |
18 |
(4.8) |
|
| Occupational group |
|
|
|
|
0.002a |
| Unemployed |
97 |
(33.0) |
148 |
(43.2) |
|
| Retired |
69 |
(23.5) |
46 |
(13.5) |
|
| Unskilled/partly skilled |
30 |
(10.2) |
27 |
(7.9) |
|
| Skilled |
71 |
(24.1) |
76 |
(22.2) |
|
| Managerial/professional |
27 |
(9.2) |
45 |
(13.2) |
|
| Mean IMD score (Range) |
35.4 |
(4.4-61.5) |
35.9 |
(12.8-61.5) |
0.591b |
| Method of payment |
|
|
|
|
0.153a |
| Long term (monthly/direct debit) |
229 |
(87.7) |
188 |
(83.2) |
|
| Short term (pay & play) |
32 |
(12.3) |
38 |
(16.8) |
|
| Clinical category |
|
|
|
|
0.282b |
| Metabolic |
103 |
(32.8) |
125 |
(32.3) |
|
| Orthopaedic |
78 |
(24.8) |
86 |
(22.2) |
|
| Mental health |
53 |
(16.9) |
88 |
(22.7) |
|
| Cardiovascular |
52 |
(16.6) |
59 |
(15.2) |
|
| Respiratory |
14 |
(4.5) |
20 |
(5.2) |
|
| Other |
14 |
(4.5) |
9 |
(3.2) |
|
| Mean BMI at baseline (SD) |
31.9 |
(6.8) |
32.2 |
(7.2) |
0.630a |
| Baseline blood pressure |
|
|
|
|
0.389a |
| Normal |
175 |
(56.1) |
229 |
(59.3) |
|
| Elevated | 137 | (43.9) | 157 | (40.7) | |
aChi squared test, bT test.