NHS health checks through general practice: randomised trial of population cardiovascular risk reduction

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample groups

Characteristic	Health Check group	Health Check plus group
Age (years) Mean (SD)	63.9 (6.5)	63.3 (6.4)^a
Gender F	36 (9.9%)	32 (13.6%)^a
M	329 (90.1%)	204 (86.4%)
Ethnicity White	355 (97%)	226 (95.8%)^a
Other	10 (3%)	10 (4.2%)
Socio-economic status^b Deprived	161 (45.9%)	121 (52.2%)^a
Intermediate	121 (34.5%)	68 (29.3%)
More affluent	69 (19.7%)	43 (18.5%)

^a No significant difference between groups; SD–standard deviation; F-Female, M-Male.
^b Deprived-IMD deciles 1–3; Intermediate-IMD deciles 4–7; More affluent-IMD deciles 8–10 [25].

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