Table 2.
Baseline patient characteristics (N=1290)
| Reason for testing | Signs and Symptoms 406 (31.5) |
Chronic disease review 884 (68.5) |
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| Sex | Male | Female | |||||
| 724 (56.1) | 566 (43.9) | ||||||
| Age (years) | ≤34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75+ | |
| 106 (8.2) | 165 (12.8) | 240 (18.6) | 325 (25.2) | 273 (21.2) | 181 (14.0) | ||
| Ethnic group | White | Asian | Black | Other | Not known | ||
| 1056 (81.9) | 89 (6.9) | 66 (5.1) | 40 (3.1) | 39 (3.0) | |||
| Country of birth | UK | Indian Subcontinent |
Other countries | Not known | |||
| 1022 (79.2) | 60 (4.7) | 180 (14.0) | 28 (2.2) | ||||
| BMI at FU1 (kg/m2) | <20 | 20–24.99 | 25–29.99 | ≥30 | Not known | ||
| 49 (3.8) | 250 (19.4) | 454 (35.2) | 498 (38.6) | 39 (3.0) | |||
| Alcohol at FU1 (units/week*) | 0 | 1–14 | 15–29 | 30–49 | 50–99 | 100+ | Not known |
| 547 (42.4) | 352 (27.8) | 153 (11.9) | 122 (9.5) | 84 (6.5) | 24 (1.9) | 8 (0.6) | |
Entries are frequencies (and per cent of total).
*1 unit=10 g of alcohol, FU1: follow-up visit 1.
BMI, body mass index.