Table 3 Baseline characteristics of randomised participants [15]

N

109

73

36

Participant age (years)

Mean (SD)

47.3 (10.7)

46.2 (10.6)

49.4 (10.7)

Participant sex

N (%) Female

76 (69.7)

49 (67.1)

27 (75.0)

N (%) Male

33 (30.3)

24 (32.9)

9 (25.0)

SIMD quintile^a

N (%) Q1—most deprived

36 (36.4)

25 (37.9)

11 (33.3)

N (%) Q2

21 (21.2)

15 (22.7)

6 (18.2)

N (%) Q3

13 (13.1)

7 (10.6)

6 (18.2)

N (%) Q4

16 (16.2)

10 (15.2)

6 (18.2)

N (%) Q5—least deprived

13 (13.1)

9 (13.6)

4 (12.1)

Marital status^b

N (%) Living with partner

61 (59.2)

41 (60.3)

20 (57.1)

N (%) Single

42 (40.8)

27 (39.7)

15 (42.9)

Ethnicity

N (%) White British/Irish

91 (84.3)

57 (79.2)

34 (94.4)

N (%) White Other

6 (5.6)

5 (6.9)

1 (2.8)

N (%) Indian

2 (1.9)

1 (1.4)

1 (2.8)

N (%) Pakistani

2 (1.9)

2 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

N (%) Chinese

1 (0.9)

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

N (%) Other

6 (5.6)

6 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

Education^c

N (%) Higher education

64 (61.5)

47 (67.1)

17 (50.0)

N (%) Other

40 (38.5)

23 (32.9)

17 (50.0)

Employment

N (%) Employee

86 (78.9)

57 (78.1)

29 (80.6)

N (%) Self-employed

16 (14.7)

12 (16.4)

4 (11.1)

N (%) Not employed

7 (6.4)

4 (5.5)

3 (8.3)

Access to computer at home

N (%)

103 (95.4)

68 (94.4)

35 (97.2)

Use internet every day

N (%)

105 (97.2)

69 (95.8)

36 (100.0)

Weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

104.6 (20.7)

105.7 (21.4)

102.2 (19.4)

BMI (kg/m²)

Mean (SD)

37.6 (5.9)

37.8 (6.0)

37.1 (5.7)

Waist circum. (cm)

Mean (SD)

114.1 (14.7)

113.9 (15.4)

114.6 (13.2)

Hip circum. (cm)

Mean (SD)

124.3 (13.4)

125.0 (14.2)

122.7 (11.7)