Table 2 Summary of participant characteristics
Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 93 (55.7) |
Female | 74 (44.3) | |
Ethnicity | White | 113 (67.7) |
Asian/Asian British | 15 (9) | |
Black/Black British | 31 (18.6) | |
Mixed heritage | 6 (3.6) | |
Other | 2 (1.2) | |
Living situation | Living alone | 66 (39.5) |
Living with partner | 27 (16.2) | |
Living with parents | 18 (10.8) | |
Living with relatives | 10 (6.0) | |
Living with others | 46 (27.5) | |
Education | Up to age 16 | 64 (38.3) |
Above 16 | 103 (61.7) | |
Employment | Full time | 7 (4.2) |
Part time | 9 (5.4) | |
Sheltered scheme | 1 (0.6) | |
Student | 5 (3.0) | |
Retired | 8 (4.8) | |
Seeking work | 11 (6.6) | |
Unable to work | 81 (48.5) | |
Other | 4 (2.4) | |
Missing | 41 (24.6) | |
Hospital admission over past year? | Yes | 57 (34.1) |
No | 106 (63.5) | |
Missing | 4 (2.4) | |
Total number of hospital admissions | None | 11 (6.6) |
1-5 | 113 (67.7) | |
6-10 | 30 (18.0) | |
11+ | 13 (7.8) | |
| Â | Mean (sd) | Median |
Age1 | 43.6 (10.8) | 44.0 |
CONTINU-UM score2 | 39.2 (9.3) | 40.0 |
CAN score3 | 74.0 (28.3) | 81.8 |
BPRS score4 | 32.5 (10.2) | 31.0 |
BUES score5 | 76.6 (8.0) | 76.0 |
STAR score6 | 37.0 (8.7) | 39.0 |
SEIQoL score7 | 62.3 (16.6) | 64.7 |