Age
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70.8 (7.1)
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70.4 (8.3)
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Health Status
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SF36 – Physical (Range* 0–100, higher score = better health)
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34.2 (10.9)
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35.1 (11.4)
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SF36 – Mental (Range 0–100, higher score = better health)
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51.5 (8.6)
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51.4 (8.6)
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HAD – Anxiety (Range 0–21, lower score = less anxiety)
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6.1 (3.9)
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5.6 (4.4)
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HAD – Depression (Range 0–21, lower score = less depression)
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4.6 (3.5)
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4.4 (3.2)
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Sleep quality (PSQI) (Range 0–21, lower score = better sleep quality)
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7.5 (4.2)
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7.6 (3.7)
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Symptom inventory (Range 0–21, lower score = fewer symptoms)
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6.7 (3.6)
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5.5 (3.1)
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Health related behaviours
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Fruit and vegetable intake (Range 0–42, high score = higher intake)
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18.6 (7.2)
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19.4 (6.4)
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Protein intake (Range 0–36, high score = higher intake)
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8.8 (2.9)
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9.2 (3.2)
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Starch intake (Range 0–18, high score = higher intake)
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14.0 (3.9)
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14.5 (3.6)
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Fat intake (Range 0–24, high score = higher intake)
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10.4 (5.2)
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11.2 (5.7)
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Alcohol (units, high score = higher intake)
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13.3 (18.6)
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10.6 (12.9)
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BMI (weight (kg)/height (m)2)
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29.0 (4.8)
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28.9 (5.1)
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Physical activity (PASE) (Range 0–3503, high score =more physical activity)
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82.7 (41.1)
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80.8 (47.6)
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Psycho-Social Characteristics
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Social interaction (Range 0–30, high score = high level of social interaction)
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11.9 (4.3)
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11.1 (4.5)
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Strength of confiding relationships (Range 2–10, high score = strong relationships)
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8.1 (2.3)
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8.2 (2.1)
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Self Esteem Inventory** (Range 10–40, high score = high self esteem)
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30.8 (3.9)
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30.8 (3.6)
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Personal Mastery Scale** (Range 7–28, high score = high personal mastery)
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19.8 (2.8)
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19.9 (3.1)
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Life Events Inventory (Range 0–32, high score = more stressful life events)
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1.4 (1.4)
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0.7 (1.0)
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Economic Status
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Financial vulnerability (Range 6–28, lower score = less financially vulnerable)
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8.7 (4.7)
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7.4 (2.7)
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Standard of Living Index (Range 0–23, high score = better standard of living)
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16.3 (2.5)
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16.3 (3.0)
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n (%)
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n (%)
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Sex (Male)
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38 (59.4)
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33 (53.2)
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Education post 16 yrs
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4 (6.3)
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7 (11.3)
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Ethnic group – White
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64 (100.0)
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62 (100.0)
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Use of car
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34 (53.1)
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34 (54.8)
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Long term limiting illness
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41 (64.1)
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40 (64.5)
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Current smoker
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12 (18.8)
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12 (19.4)
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