Table 2

Preintervention characteristics of the intervention and control groups

Sociodemographic characteristicsIntervention groupControl groupTotal
Age
 0–147 (3.9%)87 (7.2%)94 (6.7%)
 15–245 (2.8%)99 (8.2%)104 (7.5%)
 25–349 (5.0%)87 (7.2%)96 (6.9%)
 35–4413 (7.3%)107 (8.8%)120 (8.6%)
 45–5414 (7.8%)166 (13.7%)180 (12.9%)
 55–6437 (20.7%)187 (15.4%)224 (16.1%)
 65–7460 (33.5%)220 (18.1%)280 (20.1%)
 75–8426 (14.5%)172 (14.2%)198 (14.2%)
 85+8 (4.5%)89 (7.3%)97 (7.0%)
Gender
 Female92 (51.4%)583 (48.0%)675 (48.5%)
 Males87 (48.6%)631 (52.0%)718 (51.5%)
WIMD quintile
 Least deprived and next least deprived16 (8.9%)95 (7.8%)111 (8.0%)
 Average deprivation31 (17.3%)214 (17.6%)245 (17.6%)
 Next most deprived106 (59.2%)742 (61.1%)848 (60.9%)
 Most deprived26 (14.5%)163 (13.4%)189 (13.6%)
Current smoker
 No153 (85.5%)1035 (85.3%)1188 (85.3%)
 Yes26 (14.5%)179 (14.7%)205 (14.7%)
History of smoking
 No90 (50.3%)721 (59.4%)811 (58.2%)
 Yes89 (49.7%)493 (40.6%)582 (41.8%)
  • WIMD, Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation.