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. 2019 Aug 29;21(8):e13477. doi: 10.2196/13477

Table 3.

Baseline characteristics of baseline and follow-up survey respondents by engagement cluster (N=329).

Baseline characteristic Engagement cluster, n (%)
Low (n=18) Medium (n=34) High (n=114) Very high (n=163)
Age (years)

<40 1 (5) 3 (8) 14 (12.3) 8 (4.9)

40-49 3 (16) 7 (20) 17 (14.9) 18 (11.0)

50-59 6 (33) 6 (17) 36 (31.6) 46 (28.2)

60-69 6 (33) 15 (44) 33 (28.9) 64 (39.3)

>70 2 (11) 3 (8) 14 (12.3) 27 (16.6)
Gender

Male 7 (38) 12 (35) 19 (16.7) 39 (23.9)

Female 11 (61) 22 (64) 95 (83.3) 124 (76.1)
Ethnicity

White 17 (94) 32 (94) 101 (88.6) 155 (95.7)

Asian 1 (5) 1 (2) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.2)

Black/African/Caribbean 0 (0) 1 (2) 6 (0.0) 0 (0.6)

Latino 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (5.3) 1 (0.0)

Multiple ethnicities 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (4.4) 4 (2.5)

Missing 0 0 0 1 (0.6)
Employment status

Employed 3 (16) 8 (23) 46 (40.4) 40 (24.7)

On sick leave, unable to work 2 (11) 4 (11) 13 (11.4) 18 (11.1)

Retired 9 (50) 17 (50) 44 3(8.6) 90 (55.6)

Student 1 (5) 1 (2) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0)

Unemployed 3 (16) 4 (11) 10 (8.8) 14 (8.6)

Missing 0 0 0 1 (0.6)
Education

Primary school 1 (5) 1 (2) 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0)

Secondary school 10 (55) 19 (55) 54 (47.4) 73 (45.1)

University degree 5 (27) 12 (35) 41 (36.0) 58 (35.8)

Postgraduate degree 2 (11) 2 (5) 16 (14.0) 31 (19.1)

Missing 0 0 0 1 (0.6)
Comorbidities

None 4 (22) 18 (52) 46 (41.1) 69 (42.6)

1 4 (22) 5 (14) 37 (33.0) 57 (35.2)

≥2 10 (55) 11 (32) 29 (25.9) 36 (22.2)

Missing 0 0 2 (1.8) 1 (0.6)
Community

Cardiovascular 2 (11) 3 (8) 14 (12.3) 22 (13.5)

Respiratory 1 (5) 1 (2) 4 (3.5) 6 (3.7)

Cancers 2 (11) 4 (11) 8 (7.0) 22 (13.5)

Mental health 5 (27) 1 (2) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.2)

Digestive system 4 (22) 5 (14) 12 (10.5) 22 (13.5)

Endocrine 4 (22) 7 (20) 21 (18.4) 35 (21.5)

Genitourinary 5 (27) 2 (5) 11 (9.6) 3 (1.8)

Musculoskeletal 20 (30) 10 (29) 34 (29.8) 39 (23.9)

Nervous system 1 (1) 1 (2) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.2)

Blood disorders 1 (1) 1 (1) 6 (5.3) 10 (6.1)

Reproductive 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0)
Time since diagnosis (years)

<1 3 (18) 8 (23) 40 (35.4) 62 (39.0)

1-6 5 (31) 12 (35) 32 (28.3) 56 (35.2)

≥7 8 (50) 14 (41) 41 (36.3) 41 (25.8)

Missing 2 (11.1) 0 1 (0.9) 4 (2.5)