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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the FFIT for Women feasibility study

From: Can professional football clubs deliver a weight management programme for women: a feasibility study

Physical measures

Mean ± SD (N)

 Age (years)

45.8 ± 7.4 (123)

 Weight (kg)

95.3 ± 17.7 (123)

 BMI (kg/m2)

36.6 ± 6.9 (123)

 Waist (cm)

105.1 ± 12.4 (122)

 BP Systolic (mmHg)

126.4 ± 17.1 (116)

 BP Diastolic (mmHg)

83.6 ± 10.8 (116)

Employment status

% (N)

 In paid employment or self-employed

84.6 (104)

 Permanently unable to work

4.1 (5)

 Retired from paid work

2.4 (3)

 Looking after home or family

7.3 (9)

 Other

1.6 (2)

Educational attainment

% (N)

 No educational qualifications

3.3 (2)

 Standard grades or equivalent

19.5 (24)

 Highers or equivalent

10.6 (13)

 Vocational qualification

10.6 (13)

 HNC/HND

22 (27)

 First degree

20.3 (25)

 Post-graduate qualification

8.9 (11)

 Other

3.3 (4)

 Missing

1.6 (2)

Marital Status

% (N)

 Single

16.3 (20)

 Married

54.5 (67)

 Separated

1.6 (2)

 Living with someone

17.9 (22)

 Divorced

8.9 (11)

 Missing

0.8 (1)

Housing Status

% (N)

 Own outright

17.9 (22)

 Mortgage or loan

57.7 (71)

 Rent

22.0 (27)

 Live rent free

0.8 (1)

 Other

0.8 (1)

 Missing

0.8 (1)

Ethnicity

% (N)

 White British

22.8 (28)

 White Scottish

77.2 (95)