Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Mean (SD) age, years | 32 ± 3 | 31 ± 3 | |||
| Marital status | Single | 304 | (33) | 334 | (32) |
| Married/living as married | 628 | (67) | 707 | (68) | |
| Area of residence* | Major city | 744 | (80) | 803 | (77) |
| Inner regional | 125 | (13) | 154 | (15) | |
| Outer regional/remote | 63 | (7) | 82 | (8) | |
| History of CVD or diabetes* | 79 | (9) | 40 | (4) | |
| Family history of CVD or diabetes | 92 | (10) | 107 | (10) | |
| Participant's education | High | 380 | (41) | 511 | (49) |
| Intermediate | 331 | (36) | 259 | (25) | |
| Low | 221 | (24) | 271 | (26) | |
| Highest of parent's education | High | 285 | (31) | 302 | (29) |
| Intermediate | 302 | (32) | 364 | (35) | |
| Low | 345 | (37) | 375 | (36) | |
| Educational mobility | Stable high | 175 | (19) | 213 | (21) |
| Stable intermediate | 134 | (14) | 124 | (12) | |
| Stable low | 121 | (13) | 141 | (14) | |
| Downward | 171 | (18) | 180 | (17) | |
| Upward | 331 | (36) | 383 | (37) | |
* missing data: n = 2 for area of residence, n = 89 for history of CVD or diabetes
CVD: cardiovascular disease