Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

		VR treatment group (n=49)	Control group (n=51)
Age (years)		45 (30–53)	46 (38–53)
Men		29	19
Women		20	32
Ethnic origin
	White	47	45
	Black African	0	1
	Black Caribbean	1	0
	Other	1	5
Employment status
	Full-time employed	30	33
	Part-time employed	7	8
	Unemployed	2	3
	Retired	6	6
	Student	4	1
Duration of fear of heights (years)		32·0 (13·8)	28·4 (15·0)
Diagnosis of acrophobia		42	48

Data are number of participants, median (IQR), or mean (SD).