|
Baseline patient characteristics
|
Intervention N (%)
|
Control N (%)
|
Significance X2
|
|---|
|
No of patients
|
349 (47)
|
390 (53)
| |
|
Male
|
114 (33)
|
111 (28)
|
NS
|
|
Female
|
235 (67)
|
279 (71)
| |
|
39yrsa
|
1
|
0
|
NS
|
|
40-49 yrs
|
93 (27)
|
101 (26)
| |
|
50-59 yrs
|
118 (34
|
150 (38)
| |
|
60-69 yrs
|
133 (38)
|
135 (35)
| |
|
70yrsa
|
1
|
2
| |
|
Missing
|
3
|
2
| |
|
Mean age
|
55.6 yrs
|
55.5 yrs
| |
|
English spoken at home
|
330 (95)
|
375 (96)
|
NS
|
|
Born in Australia
|
263 (75)
|
289 (74)
|
NS
|
|
University degree or higher
|
119 (34)
|
141 (36)
|
NS
|
|
Technical/Professional qualification
|
96 (28)
|
99 (25)
| |
|
School leaving
|
123 (35)
|
140 (36)
| |
|
Other/not specified
|
9 (2)
|
10 (3)
| |
|
Missing
|
2
|
0
| |
|
Employed
|
232 (66)
|
249 (64)
|
NS
|
|
Retired
|
69 (20)
|
72 (18)
| |
|
Unable to work due to illness/disability
|
11 (3)
|
18 (5)
| |
|
Looking after home/family
|
21 (6)
|
32 (8)
| |
|
Unemployed
|
4 (1)
|
9 (2)
| |
|
Full time education
|
0
|
3
| |
|
Other
|
6
|
1
| |
|
Missing
|
6
|
6
| |
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aThree patients were outside the specified age range possibly due to an error in recording at the practice
