Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study cohort

Gender, n (%)
Female529 (52.4%)
Male481 (47.6%)
Age (years), median (p25, p75)52(37 67)
Social grade, n (%)
A/B/C1530 (52.5%)
C2/D/E380 (47.5%)
Welsh region, n (%)
Mid and West Wales193 (19.1%)
North Wales209 (20.7%)
Cardiff133 (13.2%)
South Wales Central69 (6.8%)
South Wales East235 (23.3%)
South Wales West171 (16.9%)
Working status, n (%)
No524 (51.9%)
All workers (net)486 (48.1%)
  • p25 – lower quartile; p75 – upper quartile.