Table 1.

Participant demographics.

Characteristic (n = 58)	Category	% (n)
Age (years)	18–24	8.6 (5)
	25–34	17.2 (10)
	35–44	34.5 (20)
	45–54	13.8 (8)
	55–64	17.2 (10)
	65–74	6.9 (4)
	75-plus	1.7 (1)
Domicile region	Northland	19.0 (11)
	Auckland	27.6 (16)
	Bay of Plenty	17.2 (10)
	Gisborne	17.2 (10)
	Wellington	1.7 (1)
	Canterbury	10.3 (6)
	Otago	6.9 (4)
Age groups in participant household (years)	0–5	34.5 (20)
	6–17	50.0 (29)
	18–55	75.9 (44)
	55–80	43.1 (25)
	80-plus	8.6 (5)
Medical conditions of participants⁎	Angina	0 (0)
	Asthma	15.5 (9)
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)/emphysema	5.2 (3)
	Diabetes	20.7 (12)
	Gout	10.3 (6)
	Heart attack	0 (0)
	Heartburn/reflux	5.2 (3)
	Heart failure	0 (0)
	High blood pressure	29.3 (17)
	High cholesterol	19.0 (11)
	Stroke	5.2 (3)
	None of these conditions	25.9 (15)
Current number of regular prescription medicines	Nil regular	44.8 (26)
	1–2	29.3 (17)
	3–4	10.3 (6)
	5-plus	15.5 (9)

^⁎Participants were asked to indicate conditions from this pre-populated list – conditions which did not appear on this list were not recorded.