Table 2.

Characteristics of eligible participants who enrolled compared with eligible participants who did not enrol in the program

	Did not enroll n= 583 No (%)	Enrolled n=1238 No (%)	Significance
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Gender
Female	319 (54.7)	774 (62.6)	P=0.001
Male	264 (45.3)	462 (37.4)
Age
45-54 years	138 (23.7)	288 (23.3)	P=0.672
55-64 years	414 (71.0)	871 (70.4)
65 years and over	31 (5.3)	79 (6.4)
Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori descent
Yes	37 (6.5)	44 (3.6)	P=0.008
No	536 (93.5)	1157 (96.3)
Region of Birth
Asia (including Indian sub-continent), middle east, North Africa, Southern Europe	117 (20.6)	164 (13.4)	P=0.000
Australia or other	451 (79.4)	1063 (86.6)
Socioeconomic status (SEIFA index)
Most disadvantaged (SEIFA quintile 1-2)	21 (3.7)	40 (3.2)	P=0.629
Intermediate Deprivation (SEIFA quintile 3)	103 (18.1)	202 (16.4)
Least disadvantaged (SEIFA quintile 4- 5)	449 (78.4)	987 (80.3)
Participant Health Risk Profile Family history of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Yes	208 (36.4)	584 (47.7)	P=0.000
No	363 (63.6)	641 (52.3)
History of high blood glucose
Yes	203 (35.5)	552 (45.2)	P=0.000
No	369 (64.5)	668 (54.8)
Taking antihypertensive medication
Yes	326 (56.7)	622 (50.4)	P=0.013
No	249 (43.3)	611 (49.6)
Daily Smoker
Yes	108 (18.8)	137 (11.1)	P=0.000
No	467 (81.2)	1094 (88.9)
Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption
Every day	431 (75.1)	990 (80.4)	P=0.011
Not every day	143 (24.9)	242 (19.6)
Physical activity levels
At least 2.5 hours per week	314 (54.5)	573 (46.6)	P=0.002
Less than 2.5 hours per week	262 (45.5)	657 (53.4)
Waist measure, mean (SD), n	105.8 (13.2), 469	104.5 (12.1) 1015	P=0.101
Total risk score, mean (SD), median	18.4 (3.0), 18	18.8 (3.4), 18	P=0.029