Table 1 Participant characteristics

Gender

n

%

Male

53

22.2%

Female

186

77.8%

Age

Mean

SD

Range: 18-67

41.77

11.30

Ethnic Group

n

%

White-British

182

76.8%

White-Irish

5

2.1%

White-Other

39

16.5%

Black-Caribbean

1

0.4%

Black-Other

1

0.4%

Bangladeshi

2

0.8%

Asian Other

3

1.3.%

Chinese

4

1.7%

Employment

n

%

Employed

214

91.1%

Unemployed

21

8.9%

Education

n

%

No educational qualifications

2

0.9%

CSE, GCSE or ‘O’ Levels

26

11.1%

Vocational qualifications

16

6.8%

‘A’ or ‘AS’ Level/ Higher School Certificate

32

13.6%

Undergraduate Degree

80

34.0%

Postgraduate qualification (e.g. Masters, PhD)

79

33.6%

Home Ownership

n

%

Home owner

155

64.9%

Private tenant

66

27.6%

Council tenant

8

3.3%

Living with parent/relative

10

4.2%

BMI (kg/m ² )

Mean

SD

Range: 17.32-48.48

25.28

5.59

n

%

Healthy Weight

136

57.9%

Overweight

69

29.4%

Obese

30

12.8%