| SDT-arm |  | Standard provision |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | N = 184 | % | N = 163 | % |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <30 years | 19 | 10.3 | 11 | 6.7 |
   30–49 years | 76 | 41.3 | 77 | 47.2 |
   50–64 years | 64 | 34.8 | 50 | 30.7 |
   65+ years | 25 | 13.6 | 25 | 15.3 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 45 | 24.5 | 49 | 30.1 |
   Female | 139 | 75.5 | 114 | 69.9 |
Ethnic group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White British or Irish | 134 | 74.9 | 104 | 67.5 |
   Black Caribbean or African | 19 | 10.6 | 23 | 14.9 |
   South Asian | 17 | 9.5 | 23 | 14.9 |
   Mixed race and others | 9 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.6 |
Qualifications | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None or up to GCSE or equivalent | 104 | 64.2 | 87 | 58.0 |
Referral | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Initiated by primary care team | 64 | 54.2 | 58 | 58.6 |
   Client asked for referral | 54 | 45.8 | 41 | 41.4 |
Clinical indices | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoker | 40 | 22.1 | 33 | 23.1 |
Hypertensive (>140/90Â mmHg) | 70 | 38.0 | 60 | 37.5 |
BMI (kg/m 2) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Normal (<25) | 18 | 10.3 | 13 | 8.3 |
   Overweight (25–29) | 44 | 25.3 | 41 | 26.3 |
   Obese (30–39) | 91 | 52.3 | 81 | 51.9 |
   Morbidly obese (40+) | 21 | 12.1 | 21 | 13.5 |
Psychological state | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Probable anxiety (HADSa 11+) | 68 | 34.2 | 52 | 31.9 |
   Probable depression (HADSd 11+) | 40 | 21.9 | 25 | 15.3 |
Physical activity levels (mins mod or vigorous activity) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Sedentary (30 mins or less/week) | 75 | 44.9 | 71 | 45.8 |
   Below recommended level (31–149 mins/week) | 48 | 28.7 | 45 | 29.0 |
   151–419 mins/week | 32 | 19.2 | 24 | 15.5 |
   420 mins/week (>1 hour per day) | 12 | 7.2 | 15 | 9.7 |
Alcohol intake within previous week (units) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 102 | 58.3 | 68 | 50.7 |
   <21 units | 70 | 40.0 | 64 | 47.8 |
   >21 units | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.5 |