TABLE 48

Comparison of PROPELS and simulated populations

South AsianNon-South Asian
SimulatedPROPELSSimulatedPROPELS
Site (%)
 Leicester97975858
 Cambridge334242
Arm (%)
 Usual care35343434
 Walking Away32323233
 Walking Away Plus34343333
Sex (%)
 Male58584949
 Female42425151
Ethnicity (%)
 Indian858600
 Pakistani5500
 Bangladeshi1100
 Other Asian (excluding Chinese)9900
 White British008888
 White Irish0011
 Other white0044
 White and black Caribbean0000
 White and black African0000
 White and Asian0000
 Other mixed race0011
 Chinese0000
 Other0000
 Black Caribbean0022
 Black African0033
 Other black0000
Smoking (%)
 Never74734747
 Ex-smoker18184443
 Current smoker891010
Atrial fibrillation (%)
 No100999495
 Yes0154
 Unknown0011
Statins (%)
 No75757271
 Yes24252828
 Unknown0000
Antihypertensives (%)
 No69695959
 Yes31314140
Diabetes (%)
 No100100100100
 Yes0000
Angina (%)
 No99989393
 Yes1266
 Unknown0011
MI (%)
 No99979795
 Yes1335
 Unknown0000
Stroke (%)
 No100999597
 Yes0132
 Unknown0010
IMD centile (%)
 19101010
 2151577
 3131277
 4181888
 51413109
 6101099
 710101211
 8551111
 9551414
 10121212
Height (m)1.641.641.681.68
BMI (kg/m2)27.4427.4529.7229.72
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)4.964.965.245.25
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)128.63128.74132.39132.38
Waist circumference (cm)95.9195.8199.7999.66
Drinks per occasion1.611.602.072.07
Drinking occasions per week2.072.063.083.08
Steps per day at baseline7042703871647196
HDL (mmol/l)1.341.341.461.47
Age (years)54.6954.6160.7860.74
HbA1c at baseline (mmol/mol)5.815.815.865.85
GP visits in last year at baseline4.055.123.204.20

BMI, body mass index.

From: Appendix 10, Comparison of PROPELS and simulated populations

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Behavioural interventions to promote physical activity in a multiethnic population at high risk of diabetes: PROPELS three-arm RCT.
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