Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of men randomized to the control and Internet groups
| Control (n = 31) |
Intervention (n = 34) |
Total (N = 65) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) |
| Age (years) | 34.0 | 11.6 | 37.5 | 10.4 | 35.9 | 11.1 |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||||
| Student | 14 | 45.1 | 14 | 41.2 | 28 | 43.0 |
| Non-academic staff | 13 | 41.9 | 14 | 41.2 | 27 | 41.5 |
| Academic staff | 4 | 12.9 | 6 | 17.6 | 10 | 15.4 |
| SESa , n (%) | ||||||
| 1-2 (lowest) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 3-4 | 5 | 17.9 | 7 | 29.2 | 12 | 23.1 |
| 5-6 | 9 | 32.1 | 3 | 12.5 | 12 | 23.1 |
| 7-8 | 11 | 39.3 | 11 | 45.8 | 22 | 42.3 |
| 9-10 (highest) | 3 | 10.7 | 2 | 8.3 | 5 | 9.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 99.2 | 13.7 | 99.1 | 12.2 | 99.1 | 12.8 |
| Height (m) | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.5 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 2.7 | 30.6 | 2.8 |
| BMI Category | ||||||
| Overweight, n (%) | 15 | 48.4 | 16 | 47.1 | 31 | 47.7 |
| Obese, n (%) | 16 | 51.6 | 18 | 52.9 | 34 | 52.3 |
Abbreviations: BMI = Body Mass Index; SES = socioeconomic status
a SES by population decile for SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage
Overweight classified as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2; Obese classified as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2