Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Age, years | |
Mean (SD) | 66.8 (9.8) |
Median (min, max) | 65.9 (51.3, 83.6) |
Gender; N (%) | |
Male | 6 (25.0) |
Female | 18 (75.0) |
Smoking Status: N (%) | |
Non-smoker | 12 (50.0) |
Current smoker | 4 (16.7) |
Ex-smoker | 8 (33.3) |
On average, do you drink 3 or more units of alcohol each day? N (%) | |
Yes | 1 (4.2) |
No | 23 (95.8) |
Do not know | 0 (0.0) |
Health problems: aN (%) | |
Diabetes | 7 (29.2) |
Osteoporosis | 2 (8.3) |
High blood pressure | 16 (66.7) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3 (12.5) |
Osteoarthritis | 9 (37.5) |
Stroke | 5 (20.8) |
Cancer | 2 (8.3) |
Respiratory conditions | 7 (29.2) |
Eye conditions | 3 (12.5) |
Heart disease | 8 (33.3) |
Other | 14 (58.3) |
Did your education continue after the minimum school leaving age? N (%) | |
Yes | 10 (41.7) |
No | 14 (58.3) |
Do you have a degree or equivalent professional qualification? N (%) | |
Yes | 6 (25.0) |
No | 18 (75.0) |
Ethnicity: N (%) | |
White | 24 (100.0) |
Asian or Asian British | 0 (0.0) |
Black or Black British | 0 (0.0) |
Other ethnic group | 0 (0.0) |
Number of children: N (%) | |
0 | 4 (16.7) |
1 | 7 (29.2) |
2 | 8 (33.3) |
3 | 5 (20.8) |
4+ | 0 (0.0) |
Marital status: N (%) | |
Single | 1 (4.2) |
Divorced/separated | 1 (4.2) |
Widowed | 5 (20.8) |
Cohabiting | 2 (8.3) |
Civil partnership | 3 (12.5) |
Married | 12 (50.0) |