Table 1.
Demographic data from the respondents of the questionnaire.
| Demographic characteristics | Parkrun, n (%) | Diabetes, n (%) | IBSa, n (%) | |
| How long have you been running for/have had type 2 diabetes/IBS? | ||||
| Less than 2 years | 54 (37.8) | 41 (29.3) | 3 (6.7) | |
| 2-5 years | 51 (35.7) | 48 (34.3) | 12 (26.7) | |
| 6-10 years | 20 (14.0) | 19 (13.6) | 6 (13.3) | |
| More than 10 years | 18 (12.6) | 32 (22.9) | 24 (53.3) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 45 (31.5) | 57 (40.7) | 4 (8.9) | |
| Female | 97 (67.8) | 83 (59.3) | 41 (91.1) | |
| Other | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18-24 years | 13 (9.1) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (4.4) | |
| 25-34 years | 19 (13.3) | 2 (1.4) | 14 (31.1) | |
| 35-44 years | 49 (34.3) | 12 (8.6) | 15 (33.3) | |
| 45-54 years | 44 (30.8) | 43 (30.7) | 7 (15.6) | |
| 55-64 years | 13 (9.1) | 43 (30.7) | 2 (4.4) | |
| 65+ years | 5 (3.5) | 38 (27.1) | 4 (8.9) | |
| Prefer not to say | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Highest level of Education | ||||
| Below GCSEb | 0 (0.0) | 6 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| GCSE | 11 (7.7) | 24 (17.1) | 4 (8.9) | |
| A level | 24 (16.8) | 14 (10.0) | 11 (24.4) | |
| Undergraduate | 62 (43.4) | 44 (31.4) | 15 (33.3) | |
| Postgraduate | 43 (30.1) | 43 (30.7) | 13 (28.9) | |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (2.1) | 9 (6.4) | 2 (4.4) | |
aIBS: irritable bowel syndrome.
bGCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education.