Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients allocated exercise programme or best care.
Characteristics | Exercise Completed Follow up | Best Care Completed Follow up | Exercise Lost to Follow up | Best Care Lost to Follow up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 55 | 51 | 9 | 12 |
Age (years) | 71(5) | 74 (6) | Â | Â |
Living in rural areas (%) | 67 | 65 | 67 | 33 |
Living alone (%) | 24 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
Education, primary school or higher (%) | 40 | 37 | 44 | 33 |
Income (€/month), (%): |  |  |  |  |
   less than 360 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
   360 to 600 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 92 |
   more than 600 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Daily smoking (1 or more cigarette/day) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daily alcohol consumption (%) | 11 | 4 | Â | Â |
Physical activity standardised (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overweight (%) | 80 | 86 | 78 | 83 |
BMI | 29.7 (4.2) | 30.6 (4.3) | Â | Â |
Diabetes mellitus type II (%) | 40 | 39 | 33 | 25 |
Moderate depressed (%) | 33 | 39 | 44 | 33 |