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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by trial group (invited and non-invited participants). All values are means (SD) unless stated otherwise.

From: Screening for type 2 diabetes is feasible, acceptable, but associated with increased short-term anxiety: A randomised controlled trial in British general practice

Baseline characteristics

Invited (n = 116)

Non-invited (n = 238)

Age (years)

58.3 (7.3)

58.9 (7.2)

Sex (number (%) male)

76 (65.5%)

149 (62.6%)

BMI (kg/m2)

31.8 (4.5)

31.3 (4.1)

Number (%) prescribed anti-hypertensive medication

42 (36.2%)

91 (38.2%)

Number (%) prescribed steroid medication

10 (8.6%)

6 (2.5%)