Table 2.
Baseline characteristics by the study arm (N=54).
| Characteristics | Intervention (n=29) | Usual care (n=25) | Overall | Comparison | ||||||||
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| Age (years) | 1.78 (52) | N/Ab | .08 | |||||||||
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Value, mean (SD) | 45.8 (14.1) | 52.4 (12.9) | 48.9 (13.8) |
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Value, median (IQR) | 35.0 (35-57.5) | 53.0 (43-62.5) | 50.0 (35-62.0) |
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| Sex, n (%) | N/A | .03 (1) | .86 | |||||||||
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Male | 18 (62) | 14 (56) | 32 (59) |
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Female | 11 (38) | 11 (44) | 22 (41) |
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| Follow-up, n (%) | N/A | .02 (1) | .89 | |||||||||
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3 months | 10 (35) | 10 (40) | 20 (37) |
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6 months | 19 (65) | 15 (60) | 34 (63) |
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| Distance from hospital (miles) | 0.72 (52) | N/A | .47 | |||||||||
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Value, mean (range) | 79.6 (7-209) | 70.3 (8-145) | 75.3 (7-209) |
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| Employment, n (%) | N/A | 1.05 (3) | .79 | |||||||||
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Full time | 13 (45) | 11 (44) | 24 (44) |
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Part time | 4 (14) | 5 (20) | 9 (17) |
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Retired | 9 (31) | 8 (32) | 17 (32) |
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Unemployed | 3 (10) | 1 (4) | 4 (7) |
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| Qualifications, n (%) | N/A | 2.06 (3) | .56 | |||||||||
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School level | 19 (66) | 16 (64) | 35 (65) |
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Degree level | 6 (21) | 5 (20) | 11 (20) |
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Postgraduate | 3 (10) | 1 (4) | 4 (7) |
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None | 1 (3) | 3 (12) | 4 (7) |
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aTwo-tailed t test.
bN/A: not applicable.