Table 1 Demographics
|  | Whole sample | No condition | Single condition | > 1 Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants, n (%) | 115 (100) | 26 (22.6) | 28 (24.3) | 61 (53) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 55 (11.56) | 53.4 (9.5) | 52.4 (12.8) | 56.95 (11.6) |
BMI, median (IQR) | 29.9 (19.2) | 28.8 (19.7) | 27.7 (21.6) | 32.9 (17.8)†|
Sex ratio (female:male) | 68:45 | 17:9 | 14:13 | 37:23 |
EQ-5D-5 L Index, mean (SD) | 0.55 (0.31) | 0.73 (0.18) | 0.69 (0.17) | 0.42 (0.34) ‡‡ |
EQ-5D-5 L VAS, mean (SD) | 66.69 (25.74) | 78.62 (18.72) | 75.3 (22.05) | 57.8 (26.75) ‡‡ |
SIMD lowest 2 quintiles, n (%) | 48 (41.7) | 12 (46.2) | 7 (25) | 29 (47.5) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||||
 Paid or self-employed full time | 39 (33.9) | 11 (42.3) | 14 (50) | 14 (23.0) |
 Paid or self-employed part time | 17 (14.8) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (14.3) | 9 (14.8) |
 Voluntary work | 1 (0.9) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
 Looking for work | 2 (1.7) | 7 (26.9) | 0 | 2 (3.3) |
 Student in further or higher education | 2 (1.7) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (7.1) | 0 |
 Looking after the home or family | 4 (3.5) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.6) | 2 (3.3) |
 Wholly retired | 30 (26.1) | 7 (26.9) | 6 (21.4) | 17 (27.9) |
 Permanently unable to work | 10 (8.7) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 9 (14.8) |
 Other | 5 (4.3) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 4 (6.6) |
 Prefer not to answer | 2 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.3) |