TABLE 1: Respondents’ demographic and clinical characteristics
Variable n %
Sex
Female 365 62.2
Male 216 37.8
Age (years)
20–30 72 12.7
31–40 189 33.3
41–50 182 32.1
>50 124 21.9
Ethnicity
White 244 55.8
Black or Black British 153 35.0
Asian or Asian British 29 6.6
Mixed 9 2.1
Years qualified (mean, SD) 13.3 9.9
Clinical area
Inpatient 397 69.9
Community 171 30.1
Current smoker 121 21.2
Additional RGN qualification 138 24.3
Work with older adults 109 19.2
Physical health training in past 5 years 120 20.5