Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients by randomisation arm
| Characteristic | Lottery | Control | |
| Age (years) | mean (sd) | 48.5 (18.8) | 48.4 (18.8) |
| range | 18–100 | 18–98 | |
| n | 4323 | 4316 | |
| Sex | (male) % | 47.8 | 48.2 |
| n | 4325 | 4320 | |
| Townsend score* | mean (sd) | 1.06 (3.6) | 1.06 (3.7) |
| median (IQR) | 1.9 (-2.25 to 4.3) | 1.9 (-2.11 to 4.3) | |
| n | 4199 | 4189 |
Townsend scores are calculated at enumeration district level and standardised to England and Wales (Range -7.6 to 11.8). Positive scores indicate greater deprivation than the national average.