Table 1.
Baseline characteristics presented as mean±SD or % (N) of group
| Coproduced PA referral (n=33) |
Usual care ERS (n=19) |
No-treatment control (n=16) |
Between arm P value |
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| Age (years) | 57±12 | 53±16 | 48±15 | p=0.319 |
| Female (% of sample) | 58 (19) | 47 (9) | 56 (9) | p=0.774 |
| White British (% of sample) | 82 (27) | 95 (18) | 75 (12) | p=0.132 |
| Full-time employment (% of sample) | 18 (6) | 26 (5) | 62 (10) | p=0.001 |
| Never smoked (% of sample) | 73 (24) | 37 (7) | 81 (13) | p=0.002 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31±7 | 33±6 | 29±6 | p=0.226 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 131±11 | 138±18 | 123±12 | p=0.010 |
| Primary referral reason/health concern (control) | p=0.132 | |||
| Cardiometabolic (% of sample) | 67 (22) | 43 (8) | 62 (10) | – |
| Cancer (% of sample) | 6 (2) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | – |
| Mental health (% of sample) | 18 (6) | 26 (5) | 19 (3) | – |
| Musculoskeletal (% of sample) | 9 (3) | 26 (5) | 13 (2) | – |
| Comorbidity (% of sample) | 85 (28) | 100 (19) | 81 (13) | p=0.166 |
| Meeting the PA guidelines (% of sample)* | 73 (22) | 71 (10) | 93 (13) | p=0.223 |
P values represent between arm baseline effects. There was no between arm effect for referral reason, thus, no between arm p values are provided for referral reason subgroups.
*Chief Medical Officers’ 2019 PA guidelines: 150 min of moderate-intensity physical activity per week.
ERS, exercise referral scheme; PA, physical activity.