Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample and factors measured (n 2010)
| Categorical variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender – males | 991 | 49 |
| Had a child <18 years | 593 | 30 |
| BMI – overweight/obese (≥25 kg/m2) | 886 | 56 |
| Met fruit intake guidelines (≥2 servings/d) | 1036 | 54 |
| Met vegetable intake guidelines (≥5 servings/d) | 222 | 11 |
| Met MVPA guidelines (≥150 min/week) | 834 | 41 |
| Drink alcohol at long-term risk level (>2 standard drinks/d) | 147 | 7 |
| Smoking regularly | 322 | 16 |
| Drink alcohol at short-term risk level (>4 standard drinks/d) | 730 | 36 |
| Frequency of online meal delivery service use in previous month | ||
| None | 1454 | 72 |
| 1–3 times a month | 363 | 18 |
| ≥4 times a month | 193 | 10 |
| Continuous variables | Mean | sd |
| Age (in years) | 46·60 | 17·37 |
| Education (1 – ≤Year 11 to 7 – ≥postgraduate diploma) | 4·19 | 2·04 |
| Annual household income (1 – ≤9999/year to 5 – ≥$125 000/year) | 3·52 | 1·05 |
| Fast-food intake (d/week) | 1·03 | 1·36 |
| Sugary drinks intake (d/week) | 1·77 | 2·26 |
| Sleep adequacy (1 – rarely to 5 – daily) | 3·19 | 1·41 |
| Self-rated health (1 – poor to 5 – excellent) | 3·00 | 0·93 |
| Enjoy preparing food (1 – strongly disagree to 5 – strongly agree) | 3·64 | 1·05 |
| Level of confidence preparing food (1 – strongly disagree to 5 – strongly agree) | 3·45 | 1·05 |
| Level of confidence preparing a nutritious meal (1 – strongly disagree to 5 – strongly agree) | 3·93 | 0·88 |
| Had dietary requirements related to health and/or weight loss reasons – Yes | 536 | 27 |
MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activity.