Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants
| Variablea | Basic cost group (n= 30) | Cost comparison group (n= 30) | Total self-payment (n= 60) | NHS-fundedb (n= 940) |
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| Age, years | 54.6 (16.1) | 55.5 (17.9) | 55.1 (16.9) | 55.8 (16.5) |
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| Sex | ||||
| Male | 16 (53) | 13 (43) | 29 (48) | 401 (43) |
| Female | 14 (47) | 17 (57) | 31 (52) | 539 (57) |
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| Weight, kg | 95.8 (17.3) | 98.7 (20.5) | 97.3 (18.9) | 97.1 (15.5) |
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| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 33.9 (5.4) | 35.6 (5.4) | 34.7 (5.4) | 34.8 (4.6) |
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| Body fat, % | 39.2 (7.5) | 41.9 (7.8) | 40.6 (7.7) | 40.4 (7.5) |
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| IMD score | 30.4 (11.5) | 31.5 (13.8) | 30.7 (13.1) | 16.4 (12.6) |
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| Ethnic origin | ||||
| White | 16 (53) | 18 (60) | 34 (57) | 884 (94) |
| Black | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 4 (7) | 22 (2) |
| South Asian | 12 (40) | 8 (27) | 20 (33) | 18 (2) |
| Other Asian | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 2 (3) | 10 (1) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (1) |
a
Data for continuous variables are given as mean (standard deviation) and for binary variables as number (%).
b
Brief Intervention for Weight Loss trial.1 IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation.