Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the follow-up and dropout group.
| Variable | Follow-up (n = 215) |
Dropout (n = 229) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea–years | 56.9 (10.6) | 58.0 (11.9) | 0.328c |
| Sex b | 0.498d | ||
| Female | 118 (54.9) | 133 (58.1) | |
| Male | 97 (45.1) | 96 (41.9) | |
| Social situation b | 0.001 d | ||
| Single | 63 (30.6) | 107 (48.2) | |
| Married/cohabit | 133 (64.6) | 105 (47.3) | |
| Other | 10 (4.9) | 10 (4.5) | |
| Economic statusb–perceived | 0.063d | ||
| Good | 134 (63.8) | 115 (52.3) | |
| Neither nor | 59 (28.1) | 67 (30.5) | |
| Bad | 17 (8.1) | 38 (17.3) | |
| Education b | 0.060d | ||
| Elementary grade | 35 (16.7) | 48 (21.6) | |
| Upper secondary school | 78 (37.1) | 89 (40.1) | |
| University college | 97 (46.2) | 85 (38.3) | |
| Tobacco b | 0.857d | ||
| Smokers | 14 (6.7) | 30 (11.6) | |
| Non-smokers | 144 (68.6) | 126 (62.1) | |
| Ex-smokers | 52 (24.8) | 65 (26.3) | |
| Part of metabolic syndrome b | |||
| Overweight/Obesity | 196 (91.2) | 208 (91.2) | 0.981d |
| Hyperglycaemia | 76 (35.8) | 98 (43.9) | 0.085d |
| Hypertension | 171 (79.5) | 175 (77.4) | 0.592d |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 124 (57.9) | 129 (57.1) | 0.855d |
| Other diagnosis | |||
| Mental health, depression | 26 (12.2) | 39 (17.5) | 0.122d |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 28 (13.1) | 49 (22.0) | 0.016 d |
| Other | 84 (39.4) | 109 (48.7) | 0.053d |
| Drug treatment b | |||
| Overweight/Obesity | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0.974d |
| Hyperglycemia | 20 (9.4) | 39 (17.5) | 0.014 d |
| Hypertension | 115 (54.0) | 121 (54.3) | 0.955d |
| Hyperlipidemia | 39 (18.3) | 55 (24.7) | 0.107d |
| Other drug treatment | |||
| Mental health, depression | 26 (12.2) | 38 (17.0) | 0.154d |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 24 (11.3) | 36 (16.1) | 0.140d |
| Other | 70 (32.9) | 97 (43.5) | 0.023 d |
PT, physiotherapist; HCC, health care centre.
Data are given as a mean (standard deviation), as b number (percentage).
Difference between follow-up group and dropout group. P-value was determined by c an independent samples t-test or by d a Mann-Whitney U-test. Statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05.