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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of randomised participants

From: Recruitment, adherence and attrition challenges in internet-based indicated prevention programs for eating disorders: lessons learned from a randomised controlled trial of ProYouth OZ

 

Total N = 50

ProYouth OZ Peers n = 17

ProYouth OZ n = 17

Control n = 16

p

Age (years; M, SD)

21.3 (2.4)

21.6 (2.2)

20.6 (2)

21.5 (2.9)

0.422

Gendera (female; N, %)

47 (95.9)

16 (94.1)

15 (93.8)

16 (100)

0.602

Education (N, %)

    

0.774

 Degree

29 (58)

11 (64.7)

9 (52.9)

9 (56.3)

 

 High school

21 (42)

6 (35.3)

8 (47.1)

7 (43.8)

 

Employment status (N, %)

    

0.830

 Student

33 (66)

13 (76.5)

10 (58.8)

10 (62.5)

 

 Working

14 (28)

3 (17.6)

6 (35.3)

5 (31.3)

 

 Otherb

3 (6)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1 (6.3)

 

Ethnicity (N, %)

    

0.605

 Caucasian

40 (80)

14 (82.4)

13 (76.5)

13 (81.3)

 

 Asian

9 (18)

3 (17.6)

4 (23.5)

2 (12.5)

 

 Otherc

1 (2)

1 (6.3)

 
  1. aGender comparison was based on male vs. female subgroups only, due to the small sample size of the “other” category
  2. bOther employment status comprising unemployed, home duties, not working due to illness, volunteer work
  3. cOther ethnicity comprising Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, African, other