TABLE 62, [Comparison for both trial arms...]. - A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘PhysioDirect’ telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy

Patient characteristics at baseline	Randomised: n = 2249^a (100%)
Sex: %
Female	59.46	56.14	x₁² = 0.44, p = 0.51	60.02	56.95	x₁² = 0.74, p = 0.39
Male	40.54	43.86	39.98	43.05
Age: median (IQR)
Years	50.12 (38.32 to 62.69)	39.72 (29.07 to 51.66)	Rank-sum, z = 5.4, p < 0.001	50.01 (38.25 to 62.28)	40.11 (29.22 to 51.69)	Rank-sum, z = 7.40, p < 0.001
Ethnicity: %
White	95.83	95.54	x₅² = 6.83, p = 0.23	97.07	94.59	x₅² = 8.72, p = 0.12
Black	1.12	0.89	0.79	1.35
Asian	1.76	0.89	0.71	2.70
Dual/mixed	0.96	0.89	0.71	0.90
Chinese	0.00	0.89	0.16	0.00
Other	0.32	0.89	0.55	0.45
Deprivation: %
Quintile (5 = most deprived)
1	9.85	10.28	x₄² = 14.97, p = 0.01	10.36	11.79	x₄² = 24.28, p < 0.001
2	22.50	12.15	20.31	15.57
3	29.89	26.17	28.96	22.17
4	21.84	21.50	23.41	19.81
5	15.93	29.91	16.97	30.66
Employment status: %
Employed	56.91	57.80	x₅² = 46.94, p < 0.001	61.15	67.42	x₅² = 40.39, p < 0.001
Unemployed	4.02	18.35	3.78	9.95
Student	2.73	1.83	2.36	3.62
Ill/disabled	6.91	8.26	5.36	6.79
Retired	24.76	6.42	22.70	7.24
Not working/other	4.66	7.34	4.65	4.98
Profession: %
Administrative	17.05	16.09	x₈² = 19.11, p = 0.01	14.70	6.91	x₈² = 31.06, p < 0.001
Technical	11.74	4.60	11.91	10.64
Elementary	8.71	9.20	9.40	14.89
Manager	9.47	17.24	8.74	12.77
Personal services	7.39	6.90	8.74	12.77
Operatives	4.55	11.49	5.77	4.79
Professional	18.75	10.34	19.44	9.57
Customer services	10.61	14.94	10.42	15.96
Skilled trade	11.74	9.20	10.88	11.70

Patient characteristics at baseline

Randomised: n = 2249^a (100%)

Usual care: n = 743 (33.04%)

PhysioDirect: n = 1506 (66.96%)

Collected: n = 629 (84.66%)

Missing: n = 114 (15.34%)

Test

Collected: n = 1283 (85.19%)

Missing: n = 223 (14.81%)

Test

Sex: %

Female

59.46

56.14

x₁² = 0.44, p = 0.51

60.02

56.95

x₁² = 0.74, p = 0.39

Male

40.54

43.86

39.98

43.05

Age: median (IQR)

Years

50.12 (38.32 to 62.69)

39.72 (29.07 to 51.66)

Rank-sum, z = 5.4, p < 0.001

50.01 (38.25 to 62.28)

40.11 (29.22 to 51.69)

Rank-sum, z = 7.40, p < 0.001

Ethnicity: %

White

95.83

95.54

x₅² = 6.83, p = 0.23

97.07

94.59

x₅² = 8.72, p = 0.12

Black

1.12

0.89

0.79

1.35

Asian

1.76

0.89

0.71

2.70

Dual/mixed

0.96

0.89

0.71

0.90

Chinese

0.00

0.89

0.16

0.00

Other

0.32

0.89

0.55

0.45

Deprivation: %

Quintile (5 = most deprived)

9.85

10.28

x₄² = 14.97, p = 0.01

10.36

11.79

x₄² = 24.28, p < 0.001

22.50

12.15

20.31

15.57

29.89

26.17

28.96

22.17

21.84

21.50

23.41

19.81

15.93

29.91

16.97

30.66

Employment status: %

Employed

56.91

57.80

x₅² = 46.94, p < 0.001

61.15

67.42

x₅² = 40.39, p < 0.001

Unemployed

4.02

18.35

3.78

9.95

Student

2.73

1.83

2.36

3.62

Ill/disabled

6.91

8.26

5.36

6.79

Retired

24.76

6.42

22.70

7.24

Not working/other

4.66

7.34

4.65

4.98

Profession: %

Administrative

17.05

16.09

x₈² = 19.11, p = 0.01

14.70

6.91

x₈² = 31.06, p < 0.001

Technical

11.74

4.60

11.91

10.64

Elementary

8.71

9.20

9.40

14.89

Manager

9.47

17.24

8.74

12.77

Personal services

7.39

6.90

8.74

12.77

Operatives

4.55

11.49

5.77

4.79

Professional

18.75

10.34

19.44

9.57

Customer services

10.61

14.94

10.42

15.96

Skilled trade

11.74

9.20

10.88

11.70

From: Appendix 1, Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with or without missing primary outcome data

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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘PhysioDirect’ telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy.

Health Technology Assessment, No. 17.2.

Salisbury C, Foster NE, Hopper C, et al.

Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2013 Jan.

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