Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the completer’s and dropout group
| Variable | Completer’s (n = 368) | Dropout (n = 76) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea – years | 57.4 (10.9) | 57.6 (13.1) | 0.955e |
| Sexb | 0.011 f | ||
| Female | 198 (53.8) | 53 (69.7) | |
| Male | 170 (46.2) | 23 (30.3) | |
| Nationalityb | 0.915f | ||
| Sweden | 312 (86.0) | 62 (84.9) | |
| Other | 51 (14.0) | 11 (15.1) | |
| Social situationb | 0.144f | ||
| Single | 135 (37.9) | 35 (48.6) | |
| Married/cohabit | 205 (57.6) | 33 (45.8) | |
| Other | 16 (4.5) | 4 (5.6) | |
| Economic statusb – perceived | 0.467f | ||
| Good | 213 (59.3) | 36 (50.7) | |
| Neither nor | 107 (29.8) | 19 (26.8) | |
| Bad | 39 (10.9) | 16 (22.5) | |
| Educationb | 0.117f | ||
| Elementary grade | 69 (19.2) | 14 (19.4) | |
| Upper secondary school | 131 (36.4) | 36 (50) | |
| University college | 160 (44.4) | 22 (30.6) | |
| Tobaccob | 0.871f | ||
| Smokers | 34 (9.5) | 10 (13.9) | |
| Non-smokers | 229 (63.8) | 41 (56.9) | |
| Ex-smokers | 96 (26.7) | 21 (29.2) | |
| Part of metabolic syndromeb | |||
| Overweight/Obesity | 333 (90.5) | 71 (93.4) | 0.245f |
| Hyperglycemia | 144 (39.1) | 30 (39.5) | 0.672f |
| Hypertension | 293 (79.6) | 53 (69.7) | 0.117f |
| Hyperlipidemia | 212 (57.6) | 41 (53.9) | 0.801f |
| Other diagnosis | |||
| Mental health, depression | 52 (14.1) | 13 (17.1) | 0.446f |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 58 (15.8) | 19 (25) | 0.040 f |
| Other | 155 (42.1) | 38 (50) | 0.172f |
| Physical activity levela, score: | |||
| ACSM/AHA questionnaire | 1.7 (1.5) | 1.7 (1.4) | 0.975e |
| BMIa, kg/m2 | 32.0 (5.2) | 33.0 (5.8) | 0.104e |
| HRQOL SF-36a, score: | |||
| Physical component summary | 45.7 (9.9) | 41.4 (10.8) | 0.001 e |
| Mental component summary | 44.4 (13.1) | 40.0 (14.6) | 0.012 e |
ACSM American College of Sports Medicine, AHA American Heart Association, BMI body mass index, HRQOL SF-36 Health Related Quality of Life 36-Item Short Form Health Survey
a-bData are given as amean (standard deviation) or as bnumber (percentage)
Difference between follow-up and dropout group. P-value was determined by ean independent samples t-test or by fa Mann-Whitney U-test
Statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Statistical significant p-values are presented in bold numbers