Table 3.
Characteristics of CN SNAPW trial clients at baseline
|
Characteristics |
Total (n = 804) |
Early interv (n = 425) |
Late interv (379) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Female |
396 |
49.3 |
214 |
50.4 |
182 |
48.0 |
| Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander |
4 |
0.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
| Language other than English |
35 |
4.4 |
18 |
4.2 |
17 |
4.5 |
| Employed |
215 |
26.7 |
115 |
27.1 |
100 |
26.4 |
| Unable to work (long-term sickness/ disability) |
109 |
13.6 |
50 |
11.8 |
59 |
15.6 |
| Retired from paid work |
419 |
53.1 |
229 |
53.9 |
190 |
50.1 |
|
Age (yrs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 30-39 yrs |
44 |
5.5 |
22 |
5.2 |
22 |
5.8 |
| 40-49 |
78 |
9.7 |
44 |
10.4 |
34 |
9.0 |
| 50-59 |
142 |
17.7 |
76 |
18.0 |
66 |
17.4 |
| 60-69 |
256 |
31.9 |
136 |
32.2 |
120 |
31.7 |
| ≥ 70 |
280 |
35.2 |
143 |
34.3 |
137 |
36.1 |
|
Self-rated health status Poor or Fair |
308 |
38.3 |
158 |
37.2 |
150 |
39.6 |
|
Self-rated mental health status: Downhearted or blue |
|
|
|
|
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| Most to all of the time |
102 |
12.7 |
49 |
11.5 |
53 |
14.0 |
|
Health conditions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hypertension |
395 |
49.1 |
225 |
52.9 |
170 |
44.9 |
| Arthritis |
277 |
34.5 |
155 |
36.5 |
122 |
32.2 |
| High cholesterol |
239 |
29.7 |
132 |
31.1 |
107 |
28.2 |
| Cancer |
213 |
26.5 |
123 |
28.9 |
90 |
23.7 |
| Diabetes |
185 |
23.0 |
102 |
24.0 |
83 |
21.9 |
| Depression |
132 |
16.4 |
66 |
15.5 |
66 |
17.4 |
| Heart disease |
132 |
16.4 |
55 |
15.9 |
55 |
17.1 |
| no risk factors |
18 (2.2%) |
11 (2.6%) |
7 (1.8%) |
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| 1 risk only |
147 (18.3%) |
76 (17.9% |
71 (18.7%) |
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| 2 risks |
328 (40.2%) |
164 (38.6%) |
159 (42.0%) |
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| 3 risks |
215 (26.7%) |
120 (28.2 |
95 (25.1%) |
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| 4 risks |
92 (11.4%) |
50 (11.8%) |
42 (11.1%) |
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| 5 risks |
9 (1.1%) |
4 (0.9) |
5 (1.3) |
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| < 2 serves of fruit (n = 801) |
336 (41.9%) |
174 (40.9%) |
162 (42.7%) |
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| <5 serves of veg (n = 796) |
672 (84.4%) |
352 (82.8%) |
320 (84.4%) |
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| At risk alcohol consumption a (n = 804) |
297 (36.9%) |
159 (37.4%) |
138 (36.4%) |
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| Smokers (n = 802) |
138 (17.2%) |
74 (17.5%) |
65 (17.2%) |
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| Overweight (OW) (n = 785) |
263 (33.5%) |
123 (29.8%) |
140 (37.6%) |
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| Obese (n = 785) |
318 (40.5%) |
182 (44.1%) |
136 (36.6%) |
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| OW or obese (n = 785) |
581 (74.0%) |
305 (71.8%) |
276 (72.8%) |
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| Unable to do physical activity (PA)b (n = 793) |
375 (47.3%) |
196 (46.2%) |
179 (47.2%) |
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| Able to do PA but inadequate (n = 418) | 211 (50.5%) | 120 (31.2%) | 91 (25.9%) | |||
a The 2009 national alcohol guidelines for alcohol consumption are available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/alcohol/publishing.nsf/Content/guide-adult.
b Those with major physical limitations which (a) limited their ability to engage in physical activity a lot and (b) were estimated to last for more than 4 weeks, or unsure.