Baseline characteristics by randomised groups; usual practice (control) verses structured education (intervention)
| Characteristics | Control n=146 | Intervention n=145 | Total n=291 |
| Demographic measurements | |||
| Age (years) | 66.6 (10.2) | 66.48 (9.2) | 66.5 (9.7) |
| Gender | |||
| Male, n (%) | 124 (85) | 122 (84) | 246 (84) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White British, n (%) | 121 (83) | 119 (82) | 240 (82) |
| South Asian, n (%) | 22 (15) | 23 (16) | 45 (16) |
| Others, n (%) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 6 (2) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker, n (%) | 5 (3) | 8 (5) | 13 (4) |
| Former smoker, n (%) | 82 (56) | 64 (44) | 146 (50) |
| Never smoked, n (%) | 56 (38) | 70 (48) | 126 (43) |
| Alcohol intake (yes), n (%) | 93 (64) | 87 (61) | 180 (63) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed, n (%) | 51 (35) | 53 (37) | 104 (36) |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 5 (3) | 3 (2) | 8 (3) |
| Retired, n (%) | 90 (62) | 88 (61) | 178 (61) |
| Anthropometric measurements | |||
| Body weight (kg) | 83.5 (14.0) | 83.8 (16.1) | 83.6 (15.1) |
| Body mass Index (kg/m2) | 28.8 (4.0) | 29.3 (4.7) | 29.1 (4.3) |
| Waist (cm) | 100.6 (11.5) | 101.5 (11.8) | 101.1 (11.6) |
| Hip (cm) | 104.3 (8.5) | 104.8 (8.3) | 104.6 (8.4) |
| Waist to hip ratio (cm) | 0.96 (0.1) | 0.96 (0.1) | 0.96 (0.1) |
| Cardiovascular measurements | |||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 125 (15.6) | 126 (16.2) | 126 (15.8) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 71 (10.2) | 72 (11.3) | 72 (10.7) |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 61 (9.7) | 60 (8.6) | 60 (9.1) |
| Biomedical measurements | |||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.0 (0.9) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L)) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.8) |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.7) |
| Total cholesterol-HDL ratio (mmol/L) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.2 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.9) |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.0 (0.9) | 6.1 (0.9) | 6.0 (0.9) |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 42 (9.4) | 43 (9.8) | 43 (9.6) |
| Accelerometer variables | |||
| Daily average acceleration (mg) | 24.0 (8.0) | 23.3 (6.8) | 23.6 (7.4) |
| Av acceleration for most active 30 mins (mg) | 77.7 (62.0) | 70.0 (28.3) | 73.8 (48.1) |
| MVPA 1 min bout (mins) | 29.7 (23.9) | 29.1 (26.3) | 29.4 (25.1) |
| Sedentary/inactive timer per day (mins) | 760 (103) | 764 (101) | 762 (102) |
| Sleep duration per night (mins) | 374 (71) | 373 (72) | 374 (72) |
| No of valid activity days | 6.9 (0.5) | 6.9 (0.4) | 6.9 (0.5) |
| Medical history | |||
| T2DM, n (%) | 26 (18) | 26 (18) | 52 (18) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 48 (33) | 66 (46) | 114 (40) |
| Myocardial Infarction, n (%) | 89 (61) | 92 (63) | 181 (62) |
| Incremental shuttle walk test | |||
| ISWT distance (m) | 324 (149) | 330 (133) | 327 (141) |
Missing data: 6 smoking status; 4 alcohol; 1 employment status; 1 waist-to-hip ratio; 4 total cholesterol; 4 HDL cholesterol; 5 LDL cholesterol; 8 HbA1c; 8 overall accelerometer variables; 0 all other variables.
There were no statistically significant differences between the two arms for all characteristics.
Data given as mean (SD) unless stated.
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ISWT, incremental shuttle walk test; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ; MVPA, moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.