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Table 2 Baseline measurements for participants and dropouts as measured at t0

From: The positive impact of a care–physical activity initiative for people with a low socioeconomic status on health, quality of life and societal participation: a mixed-methods study

 

Participants

n = 181

Dropouts

n = 27

n

Mean (SD)

n (%)

n

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Age (years)

165

48.2 (11.9)

 

20

44.8 (10.7)

 

Gender

179

  

25

  

 Female

  

128 (71.5)

  

18 (72.0)

 Male

  

51 (28.5)

  

7 (28.0)

Education levela

138

  

16

  

 Low

  

28 (20.3)

  

2 (25.0)

 Middle

  

88 (63.8)

  

11 (68.8)

 High

  

22 (15.9)

  

1 (6.3)

Work status

144

  

18

  

 Paid/voluntary work

  

92 (63.9)

  

9 (56.3)

 No paid/voluntary work

  

52 (36.1)

  

7 (43.8)

Height (cm)

167

168.0 (9.2)

 

21

169.1 (12.3)

 

Weight (kg)

169

92.3 (19.6)

 

22

96.3 (18.2)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

165

32.7 (5.7)

 

21

33.0 (3.7)

 

 Healthy weight

  

10 (6.1)

  

0 (0.0)

 Overweight

  

49 (29.7)

  

4 (19.0)

 Obese

  

106 (64.2)

  

17 (81.0)

Waist circumference (cm)

166

107.8 (15.5)

 

23

110.2 (12.8)

 

Blood pressure (mmHg)

167

  

23

  

 Systolic

 

131.4 (18.9)

  

127.77 (15.5)

 

 Diastolic

 

83.5 (12.5)

  

80.1 (11.3)

 

Self-perceived healthb

144

6.2 (1.6)

 

16

6.1 (1.5)

 
  1. a Low education level: leaving after primary school, preparatory secondary vocational education, senior secondary vocational education level one, or the first three years of senior general secondary education or pre–university education; middle education level: leaving after completing senior general secondary education or pre–university education, or senior secondary vocational education level two, three or four; high education level: completed higher professional education or university [32]
  2. b EQ–VAS: scale from 0 to 10 [25]