Table 1.
Baseline demographics and psychosocial factors of participants in the INFORM trial
| N | n (%) or mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Sex (male) | 716 | 399 (55.7) |
| Age (years) | 716 | 56.8 ± 8.8 |
| Education (university) | 716 | 408 (57.0) |
| Income (less than £40,000 per year) | 653 | 409 (62.6) |
| Married or living as married | 716 | 530 (74.0) |
| Ethnicity (White – British, Irish or other) | 643 | 630 (98.0) |
| Occupation category | 716 | |
| Sedentary | 370 (51.7) | |
| Do not work at present | 208 (29.1) | |
| Randomisation group | 716 | |
| (1) Lifestyle advice | 239 (33.4) | |
| (2) Lifestyle + phenotype | 239 (33.4) | |
| (3) Lifestyle + phenotype + genotype | 238 (33.2) | |
| Social support | ||
| Overall | 693 | 5.61 ± 1.13 |
| Family | 696 | 5.55 ± 1.34 |
| Friends | 697 | 5.45 ± 1.27 |
| Significant other | 694 | 5.82 ± 1.47 |
| Stress level | 710 | |
| Low | 296 (41.7) | |
| Moderate | 320 (45.1) | |
| High | 94 (13.2) | |
| Mood | ||
| Feeling down | 710 | 133 (18.7) |
| Anhedonia | 707 | 101 (14.3) |
Number and percentage of participants are presented for categorical variables; mean and standard deviation are presented for continuous variables
N/n number of participants, SD standard deviation
Randomisation groups (1) lifestyle advice only; (2) lifestyle advice plus phenotypic CHD risk score information; (3) lifestyle advice plus phenotypic and genetic CHD risk score information
‘Feeling down’ refers to the question “During the past month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?” ‘Anhedonia’ refers to the question “During the past month, have you often been bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things?”