Table 1. Comparison of focus group and PDAF study participants’ demographic characteristics (n = 25 and n = 604, respectively). Continuous variables are expressed as a median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are expressed as a number (percentage).
Focus groupparticipantsAll PDAF participants
Age, years71 (68 to 73)a 73 (69 to 78)a
Male13 (52.0)258 (42.7)
Ethnic group
White British23 (92.0)585 (96.9)
Other2 (8.0)19 (3.1)
  • a P = 0.023 as determined by Wilcoxon’s signed rank test.

  • PDAF
    Pharmacists Detecting Atrial Fibrillation