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. 2020 Apr 15;201(8):965–975. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201905-0946OC

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of All Those Invited, Overall and by Invitation Group

  All (N = 2,012) Intervention (n = 1,006) Control (n = 1,006)
Sex, % (n)
 F 46.3 (931) 44.7 (450) 47.8 (481)
 M 53.7 (1,081) 55.3 (556) 52.2 (525)
Age, mean (SD) 66.0 (4.3) 66.1 (4.3) 65.9 (4.3)
Ethnicity, % (n)
 Asian 2.1 (42) 2.3 (23) 1.9 (19)
 Black 9.6 (193) 9.4 (95) 9.7 (98)
 Mixed 1.7 (34) 1.4 (14) 2.0 (20)
 White 79.7 (1,604) 79.6 (801) 79.8 (803)
 Other 2.9 (59) 3.1 (31) 2.8 (28)
 Not stated 4.0 (80) 4.2 (42) 3.8 (38)
National Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, % (n)
 Quintile 1 (1–6,496) most deprived 60.9 (1,226) 60.5 (609) 61.3 (617)
 Quintile 2 (6,497–12,993) 35.3 (711) 35.4 (356) 35.3 (355)
 Quintile 3 (12,994–19,489) 2.3 (47) 2.5 (25) 2.2 (22)
 Quintile 4 (19,490–25,986) 0.1 (2) 0.1 (1) 0.1 (1)
 Quintile 5 (25,987–32,482) least deprived
 Missing 1.3 (26) 1.5 (15) 1.1 (11)
Smoking status, % (n)
 Current smoker 74.5 (1,499) 76.2 (767) 72.8 (732)
 Former smoker 24.7 (497) 23.0 (231) 26.4 (266)
 Never smoked tobacco 0.6 (13) 0.8 (8) 0.5 (5)
 Refused/not stated 0.1 (2) 0.2 (2)
 Missing 0.0 (1) 0.1 (1)
Attendance from all invited, % (n)
 Overall 52.6 (1,058) 52.3 (526) 52.9 (532)
 Attended first appointment 40.3 (811) 39.7 (399) 41.0 (412)
 Cancelled first appointment 5.0 (100) 4.6 (46) 5.4 (54)
 Sent reminder (no response to first invitation) 54.7 (1,101) 55.8 (561) 53.7 (540)
 Attended second (reminder) appointment 9.6 (194) 9.4 (95) 9.8 (99)
 Cancelled second (reminder) appointment 2.9 (59) 3.4 (34) 2.5 (25)
 No response to reminder invitation 42.1 (848) 42.9 (432) 41.4 (416)