Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic, weight status and behaviour characteristics for Australian men and women aged 26–36 years
| Men (N = 492)a | Women (N = 664)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
| Age (mean, SD) | 31.65 | (2.54) | 31.31 | (2.67) |
| Education | ||||
| University | 212 | 43.1 | 352 | 53.0 |
| Vocational | 170 | 34.6 | 151 | 22.7 |
| School only | 110 | 22.4 | 161 | 24.3 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 159 | 32.3 | 188 | 28.3 |
| Married or living as married | 333 | 67.7 | 476 | 71.7 |
| Parental status | ||||
| No children | 303 | 62.1 | 335 | 50.5 |
| Children | 185 | 37.9 | 329 | 49.6 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Professional or manager | 295 | 61.6 | 345 | 52.9 |
| Non-manual | 37 | 7.7 | 169 | 25.9 |
| Manual | 130 | 27.1 | 22 | 3.4 |
| Not in the workforce | 17 | 3.6 | 116 | 17.8 |
| Weight status | ||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 210 | 42.7 | 428 | 64.5 |
| Overweight (≥25–<30 kg/m2) | 212 | 43.1 | 156 | 23.5 |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 70 | 14.2 | 80 | 12.1 |
| Ate breakfast | ||||
| Yes | 337 | 70.5 | 515 | 79.2 |
| No | 141 | 29.5 | 135 | 20.8 |
| Ate takeaway <2 times/week | ||||
| Yes | 311 | 64.5 | 542 | 83.0 |
| No | 171 | 35.5 | 111 | 17.0 |
| Television viewing <2 h/day | ||||
| Yes | 245 | 51.4 | 433 | 66.1 |
| No | 232 | 48.6 | 222 | 33.9 |
| ≥10,000 steps/day | ||||
| Yes | 155 | 34.6 | 198 | 32.8 |
| No | 293 | 65.4 | 405 | 67.2 |
aDue to missing data, numbers do not always equal the total