Table 1 Baseline characteristics of attendees who commenced a Well Now course between April 2015 – December 2018
From: The well now course: a service evaluation of a health gain approach to weight management
Participants (n = 535) | % of Participants | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 96 | 18 |
Female | 395 | 74 |
unknown | 44 | 8 |
Age Band (years) | ||
Under 16 | 0 | 0 |
16–24 | 13 | 2 |
25–44 | 131 | 25 |
45–64 | 219 | 40 |
65 & over | 94 | 18 |
Unknown | 78 | 15 |
SIMD | ||
1 (most deprived) | 114 | 21 |
2 | 91 | 17 |
3 | 40 | 7 |
4 | 90 | 17 |
5 (least deprived) | 90 | 17 |
Not known | 110 | 21 |
Equality and Diversity | (n = 447) | |
Presence of physical and/or mental health condition | 262 | 59 |
Health condition reduces ability to carry out day-to-day activities: | ||
a lot | 110 | 25 |
a little | 118 | 27 |
Ethnicity: | ||
White | 427 | 96 |
Asian | 1 | < 1 |
African | 1 | < 1 |
Caribbean or Black | 1 | < 1 |
Other | 3 | 1 |
Unknown | 14 | 3 |
Religion | ||
None | 135 | 30 |
Church of Scotland | 135 | 30 |
Roman Catholic | 27 | 6 |
Other Christian | 63 | 14 |
Muslim | 1 | < 1 |
Buddhist | 4 | 1 |
Pagan | 2 | < 1 |
Other | 7 | 2 |
Prefer not to answer | 24 | 5 |
Unknown | 49 | 11 |
Sexuality | ||
Heterosexual/straight | 387 | 87 |
Gay/Lesbian | 11 | 3 |
Bisexual | 4 | 1 |
Other | 1 | < 1 |
Prefer not to answer | 9 | 2 |
Unknown | 35 | 8 |