Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants
| Group 1 (Control) | Group 2 (Manual) | Group 3 (Manual + pedometer) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sex (M – male, F – female) | 4 M 1F | 4 M 1F | 2 M 3F |
| Diagnosis | 1 TIA | 4 TIA | 4 TIA |
| 4 Minor stroke | 1 Minor stroke | 1 Minor stroke | |
| Mean age (years) | 76.2 | 67.8 | 63 |
| Mean time (days) event to enrolment (Standard Deviation (SD)) | 19.8 (SD 7.09) | 22.2 (SD 9.18) | 19.6 (3.58) |
| Level of education | 3 High school | 3 High school | 1 High school |
| 2 Further Education College | 2 Further Education College | 3 Further Education College | |
| 1 University | |||
| Employment | 1 Employed | 2 Employed | 1 Employed |
| 4 Retired | 1 Unemployed | 4 Retired | |
| 2 Retired | |||
| Multiple deprivation measure (MDM) median (range)a | 784 (51–863) | 413 (250–726) | 681 (333–825) |
| Family history of cardiovascular disease (<55 years for males, <65 years old for females) | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Marital status | 1 Single | 5 Married | 4 Married |
| 4 Married | 1 Divorced | ||
| Smoking status | 2 non-smokers | 2 non-smokers | 3 non-smokers |
| 3 ex-smokers | 2 ex-smokers | 2 ex-smokers | |
| 1 current smoker | |||
| Modified Rankin scale | |||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
aMultiple deprivation measure (MDM) is calculated from the subject’s postcode and is a marker of spatial deprivation