Table 1 Participant characteristics and health status at baseline, by group
|  | Social pressure intervention N = 2223 | Control N = 2224 |
|---|---|---|
Gender (N = 4329) | ||
 Male n (%)  Female n (%) | 993 (46) 1170 (54) | 1027 (47) 1139 (53) |
Age (N = 4090) | ||
 Mean (SD)  Median (Min,Max) | 74.9 (6.9) 74 (65,97) | 74.7 (6.7) 74 (65,98) |
Number of study participants in household (N = 4447) | ||
 1 n (%)  2 n (%)  3 n (%) | 1821 (82) 402 (18) 0 (0) | 1821 (82) 400 (18) 3 (0.1) |
Current home status (N = 4316) | ||
 Lives alone n (%)  Does not live alone n (%) | 828 (38) 1334 (62) | 745 (35) 1409 (65) |
Ethnicity (N = 4315) | ||
 White British n (%)  Other n (%) | 2044 (95) 115 (5) | 2070 (96) 86 (4) |
Education (N = 4049) | ||
 No qualifications n (%)  At least 1 O-Level or equivalent n (%) | 1012 (50) 1003 (50) | 991 (49) 1043 (51) |
How often help is needed with reading materials (N = 4220) | ||
 Never/Rarely n (%)  Sometimes/Often/Always n (%) | 1699 (80) 415 (20) | 1693 (80) 413 (20) |
Quality of life (from WHOQOL) (N = 4257) | ||
 Very poor/poor/neutral n (%)  Good/very good n (%) | 611 (29) 1518 (71) | 612 (29) 1516 (71) |
Satisfaction with health (from WHOQOL) (N = 4249) | ||
 Very dissatisfied/dissatisfied/neutral n (%)  Satisfied/very satisfied n (%) | 1011 (48) 1110 (52) | 1010 (47) 1118 (53) |
Number of long-term conditions (using BAYLISS) (N = 4329) | ||
 Mean (SD)  Median (Min,Max) | 5.4 (3.1) 5 (0,19) | 5.4 (3.2) 5 (0,21) |