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Table 1 Community Recruitment

From: Recruiting men from across the socioeconomic spectrum via GP registers and community outreach to a weight management feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

Community Centres

Retail Outlets

Hospital Foyer

Council Premises

Sports Centre

On street

Word of mouth

Total

Sites/venues

n

4

4

1

2

1

2

n/a

14

Days

n

5

7

5

2

2

2

n/a

23

Researcher hours

n

18.5

28.5

25.5

10

12

3

n/a

97.5

SIMD of venue(s)a

Mean

1 (1–1)

2 (1–4)

2

2 (2–2)

5

2.5 (2–3)

n/a

n/a

Leaflets given out

n

63

58

43

29

19

6

n/a

218

Contact information

n

13

17

24

6

7

0

20

87

Did not attend assessment

n

4

4

11

1

1

0

1

22

Attended assessment

n

9

13

13

5

6

0

19

65

Ineligible at assessment

n

2

2

0

0

0

0

1

5

Randomised

n

7

11

13

5

6

0

18

60

Researcher hours/randomised

n

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

b

n/a

n/a

  1. aPractice locations by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile (SIMD; 2016). SIMD 1 represents the most deprived postcode quintile areas and SIMD 5 represents the least deprived postcode quintile areas. b On street approaches were tested, but no participants were randomised via this route