Table 1. Trial participants’ baseline characteristics.

	Breast						Colorectal						Lung						Prostate
		Age				SEIFA		Age				SEIFA		Age				SEIFA		Age				SEIFA
	n	Mean	s.d.	Median	IQR	Mean	n	Mean	s.d.	Median	IQR	Mean	n	Mean	s.d.	Median	IQR	Mean	n	Mean	s.d.	Median	IQR	Mean
Community intervention
Male							56	67.2	10.7	68.5	13.5	973.9	30	67.1	9.3	66	13.3	983.3	200	66.0	8.8	67	13	977.9
Female	144	58.7	11.8	59	16.3	977.1	47	65.7	13.4	68	18.5	979.8	20	62.0	8.7	61.5	12.3	984.6
Community control
Male							79	68.0	9.2	70	11	980.7	40	69.0	8.0	70	9.3	971.6	365	66.9	8.0	67	11	980.5
Female	277	60.9	11.9	62	18	981.2	73	66.8	10.6	67	14	982.6	27	67.4	9.4	69	12	980.1

Abbreviation: IQR =interquartile range; SEIFA=Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.