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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of intervention participants. Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated

From: Process evaluation of the Walk Well study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a community based walking programme for adults with intellectual disabilities

Variable

Walk Well (54)

N (%)

Female gender

25 (46 %)

Mean age (SD)

45 (14) years

Intellectual disabilities

 

 Mild

37 (70 %)

 Moderate

11 (21 %)

 Severe

5 (9 %)

Type of support

 

 Lives independently

3 (6 %)

 Family carer

29 (53 %)

 Paid carer

22 (41 %)

SIMD quintile

 

 0-20 % most deprived

36 (67 %)

 20-40 %

8 (15 %)

 40-60 %

5 (9 %)

 60-80 %

2 (4 %)

 80-100 % least deprived

3 (5 %)

Diagnosis of epilepsy

3 (6 %)

Visual impairment

24 (44 %)

Hearing impairment

11 (20 %)

Mental ill-health

15 (28 %)

Problem behaviours

9 (20 %)

Weight status (BMI kg/m2)

 

 Normal weight (18.5-24.9)

7 (14 %)

 Overweight (25-29.9)

16 (31 %)

 Obesity (30-39.9)

22 (42 %)

 Morbid obesity (>40.0)

7 (14 %)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean % time per day spent sedentary (SD)

64 (11)

Mean daily step count (SD)

4744 (2076)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SIMD Scottish index of multiple deprivation