Table 1.
Participant Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (n = 3047)
| Median (Interquartile Range) | |
|---|---|
| Age in years | 49 (35–63) |
| BMI | 25.3 (22.4- 28.8) |
| Percentage | |
| Obese (BMI ≥30) | 19 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 58 |
| Male | 42 |
| Age group | |
| 15-34 years | 33 |
| 35-54 years | 36 |
| 55 years or more | 31 |
| Eating disorder behaviours | |
| Regular binge eating | 6.8 |
| Regular purging | 1.8 |
| Regular extreme dieting and fasting | 4.2 |
| Undue influence of weight and shape in self- evaluation as a person | 18 |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 76 |
| UK/Ireland | 11 |
| Other Europe | 8 |
| Asian | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Australian first nations | 4 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 50 |
| Never married | 20 |
| Defacto | 7 |
| Divorced | 13 |
| Widowed | 10 |
| Highest level of education | |
| Still at school | 4 |
| Left school at 15 years or less | 16 |
| Left school after 15 years | 25 |
| Left school but still studying | 4 |
| Trade qualification | 13 |
| Certificate/diploma 1 year or less | 12 |
| Certificate/diploma more than 1 year | 12 |
| Bachelor degree or more | 16 |