Table 2 Demographic characteristics of health check participants

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

[75]

p < 0.001

81.7%

18.3%

Male: 87.6%; female: 12.4%

Age (years)

[76]^a

p = 0.233

17–30

90 (25.9)

16 (20.5)

106 (24.9)

Age 16–24: 10%

31–40

99 (28.4)

23 (29.5)

122 (28.6)

Age 25–49: 61%

41–50

85 (24.4)

18 (23.1)

103 (24.2)

Age 50–64: 26%

51–70

74 (21.3)

21 (26.9)

95 (22.3)

Age 65+: 2%

Ethnicity

[77]

p = 0.220

White

313 (89.9)

62 (79.5)

375 (88)

White 87.7%

Mixed

4 (1.1)

3 (3.8)

7 (1.6)

Mixed 1.2%

Asian or Asian British

22 (6.3)

5 (6.4)

27 (6.3)

Asian/Asian British 6.6%

Black or Black British

7 (2)

6 (7.7)

13 (3.1)

Black/Black British 3.0%

Other ethnicity

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

1 (0.2)

Other 1.6%

Not stated

2 (0.6)

1 (1.3)

3 (0.7)

Country of birth

[27]

p < 0.001

UK

309 (88.8)

63 (80.8)

372 (87.3)

UK 90%

Europe

14 (4.1)

7 (9.2)

21 (5)

Europe 7%

Rest of world

20 (5.8)

6 (7.9)

26 (6.2)

Rest of world 3%

Not stated

5 (1.4)

2 (2.6)

7 (1.6)

English as first language

^b [78]

p = 0.231

Yes

326 (93.7)

71 (91)

397 (93.2)

92.3%

No

19 (5.5)

7 (9)

26 (6.1)

Not stated

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3 (0.7)

Nature of employment

[79]

p < 0.001^c

Permanent

230 (66.1)

64 (82.1)

294 (73.7)

Men 56.2%; women 86.8%

Total 59.9%

Non-permanent (agency, contact, self-employed, other)

95 (27.3)

10 (12.8)

105 (26.3%)

Men 43.8%; women 13.1%

Total 40.1%

Not stated

23 (6.6)

4 (5.1)

27 (6.3)

Sexual Orientation

^b [80]

p = 0.052

Heterosexual

337 (96.8)

78 (100)

415 (97.4)

Heterosexual 94.6%

Homosexual

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (0.5)

Homosexual 1.4%

Other

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (0.5)

Other 1.5%

Not stated

7 (2)

0 (0)

7 (1.6)