Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of randomised participants

		Usual care (n=121)	Intervention (n=242)
Median age, years (IQR)		68 (62–74)	67 (61–73)
Sex*
	Male	45 (37%)	101 (42%)
	Female	76 (63%)	141 (58%)
Marital status
	Single	11 (9%)	14 (6%)
	Married/partner	81 (67%)	170 (70%)
	Separated	13 (11%)	22 (9%)
	Widowed	11 (9%)	34 (14%)
	Missing	5 (4%)	2 (1%)
Living arrangement
	Alone	22 (18%)	56 (23%)
	With partner	82 (68%)	171 (71%)
	With somebody else	11 (9%)	11 (5%)
	Other	1 (1%)	2 (1%)
	Missing	5 (4%)	2 (1%)
Ethnic group
	White	109 (90%)	226 (93%)
	Mixed	0	1 (<1%)
	Asian	5 (4%)	6 (2%)
	Black	1 (1%)	4 (2%)
	Other	1 (1%)	3 (1%)
	Missing	5 (4%)	2 (1%)
Education level
	Left before age 16 years	8 (7%)	14 (6%)
	Left at age 16 years	61 (50%)	133 (55%)
	College	22 (18%)	39 (16%)
	University degree	2 (2%)	13 (5%)
	Post-graduate degree	12 (10%)	12 (5%)
	Other	0	3 (1%)
	Missing	16 (13%)	28 (12%)

Data are n (%), unless otherwise stated.

^*Collected by self-report.