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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 458 Counterweight patients enrolled in community pharmacies

From: A community pharmacy weight management programme: an evaluation of effectiveness

Patients (n = 458)

Baseline characteristics

 

% or mean

(n or SD)

Men%

 

24.9

(114)

Women%

 

74.7

(342)

Age mean years (SD)

 

54.0

(7.4)

Weight mean kg (SD)

 

96.4

(18.3)

Starting BMI mean kg/m2 (SD)

 

36.0

(5.9)

Starting BMI kg/m2%

<30

9.8

(45)

 

30-34

43.9

(201)

 

35-39

23.8

(109)

 

≥40

21.2

(97)

 

not recorded

1.3

(6)

Smoking status%

smoker

14.4

(66)

 

not recorded

18.8

(86)

Diabetes Status%

diabetic

11.6

(53)

 

not recorded

15.7

(72)