Table 2

Patient Characteristics at Baseline

CharacteristicInterventionComparisonP Value
Age, y49 (16)56 (15)<.001
Female, %59.261.1.61
Deprived,a %79.358.1<.001
Employed, %24.148.7<.001
Lives alone, %67.545.9<.001
Current smoker, %45.220.4<.001
Never exercises, %58.031.0<.001
Multimorbidity,b %3.1 (2.1)2.3 (1.8)<.001
Social problems,c %3.9 (2.5)1.8 (2.1)<.001
EQ-5D-5L0.382 (0.337)0.683 (0.300)<.001
ICECAP-A0.563 (0.228)0.812 (0.212)<.001
WASAS22.3 (12.2)9.4 (11.4)<.001
HADS-A >10,d %71.729.0<.001
HADS-D >10,e %57.519.0<.001
  • EQ-5D-5L = a standardized measure of self-reported health-related quality of life that assesses 5 dimensions at 5 levels of severity; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS-A = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety; HADS-D = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Depression; ICECAP-A = Investigating Choice Experiments for the Preferences of Older People Capability Measure for Adults; WASAS = Work and Social Adjustment Scale.

  • Note: Characteristics are either shown as mean (standard deviation) or percentages.

  • a Those in the top quintile of deprivation for Scotland as measured by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

  • b The count of self-reported chronic conditions.

  • c The count of self-reported social problems.

  • d The HADS percentage scoring above 10 (likely case-ness) for anxiety.

  • e The HADS percentage scoring above 10 (likely case-ness) for depression symptoms.