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. 2023 Mar 14;20:30. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01414-4

Table 3.

Participant demographics (n = 368)

Mean (SD)
Age (years) 40.2 (5.9)
Weight (kg) 84.0 (20.5)
Height (cm) 170.4 (9.5)
N (%)
Sex
 Female 209 (56.8)
 Male 159 (43.2)
Weight status
 Underweight 1 (0.3)
 Normal 114 (31.0)
 Overweight 124 (33.7)
 Obese 129 (35.1)
Smoker 34 (9.2)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 4 (1.1)
Born in Australia 279 (75.8)
Marital status
 Never married 26 (7.1)
 Married/de facto 313 (85.1)
 Separated, divorced or widowed 29 (7.8)
Chronic illness
 None 163 (44.3)
 Single 107 (29.1)
 Multiple 98 (26.6)
Self-reported sleep chronotype
 Definitely a morning type 82 (22.3)
 More a morning type than evening type 122 (33.2)
 More an evening type than morning type 111 (30.2)
 Definitely an evening type 53 (14.4)
Adults in household
 One 38 (10.3)
 Two 305 (82.9)
 Three 17 (4.6)
 Four or more 7 (1.9)
Children in household
 One 36 (9.8)
 Two 195 (53.0)
 Three 95 (25.8)
 Four or more 42 (11.5)
Education
 Year 10 or less 17 (4.6)
 Year 11—12 49 (13.3)
 Certificate/Diploma 125 (34.0)
 University degree 177 (48.1)
Occupation
 Managerial and professional 148 (40.2)
 Technical and clerical 77 (20.9)
 Community, personal service, sales 67 (18.2)
 Machinery operators, drivers, labourers 14 (3.8)
 No job/other 62 (16.8)
Household income (Australian dollars)
 < $50,000 37 (10.1)
 Between $50,000 and $99,999 111 (30.2)
 Between $100,000 and $199,999 176 (47.8)
 ≥ $200,000 44 (12.0)
 None 55 (14.9)
 < 15 25 (6.8)
 15–35 119 (32.3)
 36 +  169 (45.9)