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. 2012 Sep 24;12:822. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-822

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