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. 2014 Jun 12;16(6):e136. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3107

Table 2.

Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and behavioral characteristics of participants at baseline.

Participant characteristic Print-based n=96 IT-based n=205 P
Age (years), mean (SE) 43.84 (0.59) 44.17 (0.41) .66
Occupation, n (%)

.64

Professional 52 (54.2) 118 (57.6)

White collar 8 (8.3) 16 (7.8)

Blue collar 23 (24.0) 37 (18.0)

Other 13 (13.5) 34 (16.6)
Education level, n (%)

.72

Secondary school or less 20 (20.8) 45 (22.0)

TAFEa 25 (26.0) 61 (29.8)

University 51 (53.1) 99 (48.3)
Self-reported BMI, n (%)

.46

Healthy weight 13 (13.5) 19 (9.3)

Overweight 41 (42.7) 85 (41.5)

Obese 42 (43.8) 101 (49.3)
Self-reported minutes of physical activity/week, mean (SE) 277.94 (29.15) 286.12 (24.72) .83
Self-reported sessions of physical activity/week, mean (SE) 4.0 (1.0, 8.0) 4.0 (1.0, 7.0) .95
Dietary score, median (IQR) 52.0 (46.0, 56.75) 52.0 (47.0, 57.0) .33
Higher-fiber bread, n (%) 93 (57.0) 195 (68.2) .06
Low-fat milk, n (%) 87 (57.5) 182 (56.0) .83
Physical activity literacy (% agree), n (%)



≥30 min/day improves health 79 (82.3%) 144 (70.2%) .03

30 min brisk walking improves health 79 (82.3%) 153 (74.6%) .14

20 min of vigorous activity 3 times/week is essential 54 (56.3%) 139 (67.8%) .05

10-min blocks of activity are okay 52 (54.2%) 106 (51.7%) .69

Moderate activity can improve health 87 (90.6%) 177 (86.3%) .29
Nutritional literacy, median (IQR) 25 (24, 26) 26 (24, 27) .66

aTechnical and further education (TAFE) is a provider of vocational nonbachelor education up to level of advanced diploma.