Table 2 Baseline characteristics of interview participants
|  | Interviewees (n = 36) | RCT Cohort (n = 934) |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) years | 67 (8) | 67.6 (8.1) |
Male % (n) | 50 (18) | 76.7 (716) |
Highest completed educational qualification % (n) | ||
 School only | 50 (18) | 28.1 (262/931) |
 Undergraduate degree | 16.7 (6) | 19.7 (183/931) |
 Postgraduate degree or diploma | 16.7 (6) | 27.5 (256/931) |
 Technical/vocational qualification | 16.7 (6) | 24.7 (230/931) |
Employment status % (n) | ||
 Working | 27.8 (10) | 37.5 (335/894) |
 Retired | 72.2 (26) | 62.5 (559/894) |
CVD status % (n) | ||
 Existing CVD | 50 (18) | 41 (383) |
 High risk of CVD | 50 (18) | 59 (551) |
eHEALS | ||
 Total score ≥ 26% (n) | 72.2 (26) | 65.8 (613/931) |
 Total score < 26% (n) | 27.8 (10) | 34.2 (318/931) |
 Score, mean (SD) | 27.7 (7.2) | 27.0 (6.4) |
Self-reported uptake of new technology products % (n) | ||
 I am generally the first, or among the first | 19.4 (7) | 22.8 (213/933) |
 I am generally in the middle | 50 (18) | 49.4 (461/933) |
 I am generally the last, or among the last | 30.6 (11) | 27.8 (259/933) |
Login frequencya % (n) | ||
 High users | 61 (22) | 40.4 (182/451) |
 Low users | 28 (10) | 46.8 (211/451) |
 Non-users | 11 (4) | 12.8 (58/451) |