Table 1

Baseline characteristics (%) according to whether or not data available at all waves

Completers1-150 Non-completers1-151 All p Value
Number of subjects318935226711
Age group<0.00011-152
 16–7.513.710.7
 25–17.822.420.2
 35–19.617.018.2
 45–19.415.417.3
 55–17.114.715.8
 65–18.616.817.6
Gender (% male)42.544.743.60.07
Children (% yes)32.728.030.3<0.001
Social grade0.00011-152
 AB22.618.420.3
 C129.031.030.1
 C221.819.920.8
 DE26.630.728.7
Car use (% yes)77.267.772.1<0.001
Ethnicity (% non-white)3.47.25.4<0.001
Home ownership (% owned/being bought)79.866.773.0<0.001
Physical limitation (% yes)26.225.425.80.49
Barriers (% yes)74.873.274.00.16
Knowledge0.30
 5 times 30 mins14.713.514.1
 3 times 20 mins10.110.710.4
 Neither75.175.875.5
Psychological benefits (% yes)63.963.263.50.57
Physical benefits (% yes)82.680.481.50.02
Readiness to change0.481-152
 1 (low)20.420.920.7
 219.320.019.6
 320.620.020.3
 421.921.821.9
 5 (high)17.717.317.5
Activity (%)0.151-152
 Vigorous12.213.713.0
 Moderate19.217.218.1
 Light44.840.842.7
 Sedentary23.928.326.2
  • 1-150 Completers: subjects with data at all waves 1 to 3.

  • 1-151 Non-completers: subjects with data at wave 1 but missing at wave 2 or wave 3 or both.

  • 1-152 Test for trend. Percentages are based on subjects with non-missing data for each variable.