Table 1 Baseline characteristics of randomised participants

Age (yrs)

47

56.2

6.7

41.1

65.2

SPAQ Change*

47

245.4

247.9

-30.0

1300.0

Height (m)

47

1.7

0.1

1.5

1.9

Weight (kg)

47

83.8

19.1

52.0

160.0

BMI (kg/m²)

47

30.4

5.6

20.3

46.0

n

%

Sex

Male

15

32

Female

32

68

47

100

Martial

Single

2

4

Status

Married

36

77

Co-habiting

3

6

Divorced/Separated

4

9

Widowed

2

4

47

100

Ethnicity

White-British

46

98

1

2

47

100

Employment

Part-time

12

26

Status

Full-time

14

30

Retired

13

28

Looking after family/home

2

4

Permanently sick/disabled

2

4

Temporarily sick/disabled

1

4

Unemployed actively seeking work

1

2

None of the above

1

2

47

100