Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of referrals who started the programme (n=153)
| Median | IQR | |
| Age (years) | 53 | 24 |
| Gender | n | % |
| Male | 25 | 16.3% |
| Female | 120 | 78.4% |
| Not stated | 8 | 5.2% |
| Initial BMI category (kg/m2) | ||
| 25.0–29.9 | 40 | 26.1% |
| 30.0–34.9 | 73 | 47.7% |
| 35.0–39.9 | 27 | 17.6% |
| ≥40.0 | 10 | 6.5% |
| Not stated | 3 | 2.0% |
| Leisure site | ||
| Leisure site 1 (IMD quintile 2) | 69 | 45.1% |
| Leisure site 2 (IMD quintile 3) | 83 | 54.2% |
| Not stated | 1 | 0.7% |
| Index of multiple deprivation | ||
| 20% most deprived | 42 | 27.5% |
| 21%–40% | 33 | 21.6% |
| 41%–60% | 17 | 11.1% |
| 61%–80% | 20 | 13.1% |
| 20% least deprived | 35 | 22.9% |
| Not stated | 6 | 3.9% |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed full-time | 36 | 23.5% |
| Employed part-time | 24 | 15.7% |
| Retired | 51 | 33.3% |
| Claiming incapacity benefit | 5 | 3.3% |
| Claiming job seekers allowance | 6 | 3.9% |
| Not stated | 14 | 9.2% |
| Level of education | ||
| Primary | 15 | 9.8% |
| Secondary (O level/GCSE) | 35 | 22.9% |
| Secondary (A level) | 26 | 17.0% |
| Further education (HND) | 24 | 15.7% |
| Bachelors or equivalent | 21 | 13.7% |
| Masters or equivalent | 5 | 3.3% |
| Not stated | 27 | 17.6% |
Age, gender and postcode (IMD calculated by the programme provider) recorded from the referral form.
BMI and leisure site recorded by the provider. Missing data not available for analysis and presumed to be data entry errors.
Employment and level of education self-reported by participants during the first session. The provider did not follow-up missing data.
BMI, body mass index; GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education; HND, Higher National Diploma; IMD, index of multiple deprivation.