| Community recruitment (n = 60) | GP recruitment (n = 45) | Total | p-value | |||||||
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Sample characteristics | Â | ||||||||||
 Age (years) | N, Mean, SD | 57 | 48.3 | 13.6 | 45 | 57.1 | 10.8 | 102 | 52.2 | 13.1 | < 0.01 |
 Weight (kg) | N, Mean, SD | 60 | 112.7 | 20.9 | 45 | 104.3 | 13.3 | 105 | 109.1 | 18.4 | 0.02 |
 Height (cm) | N, Mean, SD | 60 | 176.6 | 6.6 | 45 | 172.8 | 5.4 | 105 | 175.0 | 6.4 | < 0.01 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | N, Mean, SD | 60 | 36.2 | 6.9 | 45 | 34.9 | 4.3 | 105 | 35.7 | 5.9 | 0.29 |
   ≥ 25- < 30 | N, n, % | 60 | 7 | 11.7 | 45 | 5 | 11.1 | 105 | 12 | 11.4 |  |
   ≥ 30- < 35 | N, n, % | 60 | 25 | 41.2 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 105 | 49 | 46.7 |  |
   ≥ 35- < 40 | N, n, % | 60 | 14 | 23.3 | 45 | 8 | 17.8 | 105 | 22 | 21.0 |  |
   ≥ 40 | N, n, % | 60 | 14 | 23.3 | 45 | 8 | 17.8 | 105 | 22 | 21.0 |  |
 Waist circumference (cm) | N, Mean, SD | 60 | 118.6 | 13.0 | 45 | 114.4 | 9.4 | 105 | 116.8 | 11.8 | 0.07 |
SIMD deprivation category | Â | ||||||||||
 SIMD 1 (most deprived) | N, n, % | 59 | 23 | 39.0 | 45 | 15 | 33.3 | 104 | 38 | 36.5 |  |
 SIMD 2 | N, n, % | 59 | 10 | 16.9 | 45 | 14 | 31.1 | 104 | 24 | 23.1 |  |
 SIMD 3 | N, n, % | 59 | 8 | 13.6 | 45 | 4 | 8.9 | 104 | 12 | 11.5 |  |
 SIMD 4 | N, n, % | 59 | 8 | 13.6 | 45 | 6 | 13.3 | 104 | 14 | 13.5 |  |
 SIMD 5 (least deprived) | N, n, % | 59 | 10 | 16.9 | 45 | 6 | 13.3 | 104 | 16 | 15.4 | 0.38 |
Highest educational qualification | Â | ||||||||||
 University Degree Educated (=SVQ5) or higher | N, n, % | 59 | 24 | 40.7 | 44 | 5 | 11.4 | 103 | 29 | 28.2 |  |
 Other Formal Qualifications | N, n, % | 59 | 25 | 42.4 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 103 | 44 | 42.7 |  |
 No formal qualifications | N, n, % | 59 | 6 | 10.2 | 44 | 14 | 31.8 | 103 | 20 | 19.4 |  |
 Still studying | N, n, % | 59 | 4 | 6.8 | 44 | 2 | 4.5 | 103 | 6 | 5.8 |  |
 Prefer not to say | N, n, % | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 4 | 9.1 | 103 | 4 | 3.9 | < 0.01 |
Co-morbidities | Â | ||||||||||
 Arthritis | N, n, % | 59 | 9 | 15.3 | 45 | 13 | 28.9 | 104 | 22 | 21.2 | 0.09 |
 Cancer | N, n, % | 59 | 1 | 1.7 | 45 | 2 | 4.4 | 104 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.41 |
 Diabetes | N, n, % | 59 | 9 | 15.3 | 45 | 10 | 22.2 | 104 | 19 | 18.3 | 0.36 |
 Heart attack | N, n, % | 59 | 4 | 6.8 | 45 | 5 | 11.1 | 104 | 9 | 8.7 | 0.44 |
 High BP | N, n, % | 59 | 18 | 30.5 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 104 | 48 | 46.2 | < 0.01 |
 Stroke | N, n, % | 59 | 3 | 5.1 | 45 | 3 | 6.7 | 104 | 6 | 5.8 | 0.73 |
 One co-morbidity only | N, n, % | 59 | 12 | 20.3 | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 104 | 33 | 31.7 | < 0.01 |
 One or more co-morbidity | N, n, % | 59 | 26 | 44.1 | 45 | 39 | 86.7 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | < 0.01 |
 Two or more co-morbidities | N, n, % | 59 | 14 | 23.7 | 45 | 18 | 40.0 | 104 | 32 | 30.8 | 0.07 |
Ethnic group | Â | ||||||||||
 White | N, n, % | 59 | 53 | 89.8 | 45 | 42 | 93.3 | 104 | 95 | 91.3 |  |
 Non-white | N, n, % | 59 | 5 | 8.5 | 45 | 3 | 6.7 | 104 | 8 | 7.7 |  |
 Prefer not to say | N, n, % | 59 | 1 | 1.7 | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.64 |
Marital status | Â | ||||||||||
 Married or Cohabiting | N, n, % | 58 | 37 | 63.8 | 45 | 35 | 77.8 | 103 | 72 | 69.9 | 0.12 |