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Table 1 RCT baseline characteristics of participants in the Football Fans in Training RCT, and followed up and not followed up cohorts

From: Long-term weight loss trajectories following participation in a randomised controlled trial of a weight management programme for men delivered through professional football clubs: a longitudinal cohort study and economic evaluation

 

RCT Cohort (n = 747)

No Follow Up (n = 259)

FU Cohort (n = 488)

FFIT-FU-I (n = 233)

FFIT-FU-C (n = 255)

Objectively-measured clinical characteristics

 Weight (kg)

109.5 (17.3)

112.6 (17.2)

107.8 (17.1)

108.3 (17.9)

107.4 (16.3)

 Waist (cm)

118.4 (11.7)

120.7 (11.7)

117.1 (11.6)

117.5 (12.3)

116.8 (10.8)

 BMI (kg/m2)

35.4 (5.0)

36.3 (5.0)

34.9 (4.9)

35.0 (5.1)

34.8 (4.7)

 Body fat (%)

31.7 (5.5)

32.5 (5.0)

31.2 (5.6)

31.3 (6.0)

31.2 (5.3)

Missing

10

3

7

4

3

Blood Pressure (mm/Hg)

 Systolic

140.3 (16.3)

142.5 (17.0)

139.1 (15.8)

137.5 (16.7)

140.7 (14.9)

 Diastolic

88.8 (10.2)

90.2 (10.7)

88.1 (9.9)

87.4 (10.0)

88.8 (9.8)

Missing

2

2

0

0

0

 Age

47.1 (8.0)

46.2 (7.8)

47.5 (8.0)

47.3 (8.2)

47.7 (7.9)

Scottish Index of Multiple deprivation (quintiles)a

 1 (most deprived)

131 (17.8)

45 (17.7)

86 (17.8)

40 (17.3)

46 (18.3)

 2

131 (17.8)

52 (20.5)

79 (16.4)

35 (15.2)

44 (17.5)

 3

122 (16.6)

42 (16.5)

80 (16.6)

43 (18.6)

37 (14.7)

 4

165 (22.4)

52 (20.5)

113 (23.4)

58 (25.1)

55 (21.8)

 5 (least deprived)

188 (25.5)

63 (24.8)

125 (25.9)

55 (23.8)

70 (27.8)

Missing

10

5

5

2

3

Employment Statusa

 Paid work

626 (84.0)

210 (81.4)

416 (85.4)

201 (86.6)

215 (84.3)

 Education or training

8 (1.1)

8 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Unemployed

27 (3.6)

13 (5.0)

14 (2.9)

3 (1.3)

11 (4.3)

 Not workingc

16 (2.1)

3 (1.2)

13 (2.7)

8 (3.4)

5 (2.0)

 Retired

32 (4.3)

9 (3.5)

23 (4.7)

10 (4.3)

13 (5.1)

 Other

36 (4.8)

15 (5.8)

21 (4.3)

10 (4.3)

11 (4.3)

Missing

2

1

1

1

0

Housing Tenurea

 Owner-occupied

563 (75.4)

179 (69.1)

384 (78.7)

182 (78.1)

202 (79.2)

 Other

184 (24.6)

80 (30.9)

104 (21.3)

51 (21.9)

53 (20.8)

Self-reported Physical Activity (IPAQ)b

 Total MET-mins/week

1188 (396, 2559)

1173 (396, 2739)

1188 (396, 2460)

1230 (396, 2460)

1155 (396, 2445)

 Vigorous MET-mins/week

0 (0, 720)

0 (0, 720)

0 (0, 720)

0 (0, 720)

0 (0, 640)

 Moderate MET-mins/week

0 (0, 360)

0 (0, 360)

0 (0, 360)

0 (0, 320)

0 (0, 360)

 Walking MET-mins/week

446 (99, 1188)

495 (99, 1040)

396 (99, 1188)

454 (99, 1386)

396 (99, 1188)

Missing

5

2

3

1

2

 Daily time spent sitting (mins)

450 (300, 600)

435 (300, 600)

465 (300, 600)

480 (300, 600)

420 (300, 600)

Missing

146

64

82

40

42

Self-reported eating and alcohol intake

 Fatty food score (DINE) (range 8–58)

23.6 (7.2)

22.9 (7.2)

23.9 (7.2)

24.1 (7.1)

23.8 (7.3)

 Sugary food score (DINE) (range 3–16)

6.1 (2.8)

5.9 (2.7)

6.2 (2.9)

6.0 (2.7)

6.3 (3.0)

 Fruit and vegetables score (DINE) (range 1–6)

2.3 (1.7)

2.2 (1.6)

2.3 (1.7)

2.3 (1.7)

2.3 (1.7)

 Cheese portion size

4.3 (2.0)

4.2 (2.0)

4.4 (2.0)

4.4 (2.0)

4.4 (1.9)

 Red meat portion size

5.6 (1.3)

5.5 (1.4)

5.7 (1.3)

5.7 (1.3)

5.7 (1.3)

 Pasta portion size

5.1 (1.7)

5.0 (1.8)

5.2 (1.7)

5.3 (1.6)

5.1 (1.7)

 Chips portion size

4.1 (1.8)

4.0 (1.7)

4.1 (1.8)

4.1 (1.9)

4.0 (1.7)

 Total units of alcohol per week

16.7 (17.4)

16.5 (17.4)

16.9 (17.4)

15.9 (16.9)

17.8 (17.8)

  1. Data are mean (SD), anumber (%) or bmedian (IQR). cDue to long-term sickness or disability. IPAQ international physical activity questionnaire, MET metabolic equivalent, DINE Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education, BMI body-mass index.