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Table 2 Patient self-reported baseline characteristics

From: An Australian general practice based strategy to improve chronic disease prevention, and its impact on patient reported outcomes: evaluation of the preventive evidence into practice cluster randomised controlled trial

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

 
  1. aThree patients were outside the specified age range possibly due to an error in recording at the practice