Patient characteristics | |
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Age, years (n= 544) | |
Mean (SD) | 49.27 (±18.87) |
Range | 18–92 |
Unanswered | n= 12 (2.2%)) |
N (%) | |
Sex (n= 556)a | |
Male | 196 (35.3) |
Female | 348 (62.6) |
Unanswered | 12 (2.2) |
Ethnicity (n= 556) | |
White | 503 (90.5) |
Non-white | 46 (8.4) |
Unanswered | 7 (1.3) |
Sexual orientation (n= 556) | |
Heterosexual | 470 (84.5) |
Non-heterosexual | 73 (13.1) |
Unanswered | 13 (2.4) |
Smoking status (n= 556) | |
Ever smoked | 326 (58.8) |
Never smoked | 228 (41.2) |
Unanswered | 2 (0.4) |
Day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health condition (n= 556) | |
Limited by disability | 209 (37.6) |
No disability | 335 (60.3) |
Unanswered | 12 (2.2) |
Highest level of education (n= 556) | |
No qualifications | 113 (20.3) |
Below university level education | 201 (36.2) |
Above university level education | 231 (41.5) |
Unanswered | 11 (2.0) |
Sources of health information (n= 556) | |
Written HEMs | 166 (29.9) |
Electronic HEMs | 422 (75.9) |
Face-to-face information | 447 (80.4) |
Unanswered | 6 (1.1) |
Activity in the waiting room (n= 556) | |
Reading | 305 (54.9) |
Using electronic media | 313 (56.3) |
Nothing, or other | 201 (36.2) |
Unanswered | 6 (1.1) |
HEM = health education material. SD = standard deviation.
↵a n = 556 for all variables except for age where n = 544 (the 12 unanswered stated in this section are in addition).