Table 1. Sample characteristics.
| Australian ethnicity (n = 36,707) | Lebanese ethnicity | Chi-squared | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanese-born (n = 346) | Australian-born (n = 302) | Born in other countries (n = 64) | |||||||
| Mean lifestyle index score | 3.49 (±1.42) | 3.34 (±1.37) | 3.30 (±1.44) | 3.48 (±1.37) | |||||
| Age | |||||||||
| 45–54 | 12,733 | 34.7% | 142 | 41.0% | 143 | 47.4% | 20 | 31.3% | χ2 = 33.75, df = 9, p<0.001 |
| 55–64 | 12,427 | 33.9% | 114 | 32.9% | 93 | 30.8% | 28 | 43.8% | |
| 65–74 | 7,170 | 19.5% | 54 | 15.6% | 41 | 13.6% | 9 | 14.1% | |
| ≥75 | 4,377 | 11.9% | 36 | 10.4% | 25 | 8.3% | 7 | 10.9% | |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 18,881 | 51.4% | 203 | 58.7% | 127 | 42.1% | 34 | 53.1% | χ2 = 17.97, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| Female | 17,826 | 48.6% | 143 | 41.3% | 175 | 57.9% | 30 | 46.9% | |
| Education | |||||||||
| No education | 3,882 | 10.6% | 96 | 27.7% | 16 | 5.3% | 5 | 7.8% | χ2 = 226.22, df = 12, p<0.001 |
| School certificate | 8,820 | 24.0% | 76 | 22.0% | 69 | 22.8% | 10 | 15.6% | |
| Higher school certificate | 3,020 | 8.2% | 68 | 19.7% | 33 | 10.9% | 13 | 20.3% | |
| Certificate/Diploma/Apprenticeship | 11,772 | 32.1% | 65 | 18.8% | 100 | 33.1% | 11 | 17.2% | |
| University | 9,213 | 25.1% | 41 | 11.8% | 84 | 27.8% | 25 | 39.1% | |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Single | 7,508 | 20.5% | 69 | 19.9% | 81 | 26.8% | 14 | 21.9% | χ2 = 7.59, df = 3, p = 0.055 |
| In a relationship | 29,199 | 79.5% | 277 | 80.1% | 221 | 73.2% | 50 | 78.1% | |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| unemployed | 17,407 | 47.4% | 201 | 58.1% | 108 | 35.8% | 27 | 42.2% | χ2 = 32.97, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| employed | 19,300 | 52.6% | 145 | 41.9% | 194 | 64.2% | 37 | 57.8% | |
| SEIFA | |||||||||
| Quartile 1 | 9,014 | 24.6% | 123 | 35.5% | 65 | 21.5% | 9 | 14.1% | χ2 = 51.46, df = 9, p<0.001 |
| Quartile 2 | 9,205 | 25.1% | 102 | 29.5% | 72 | 23.8% | 13 | 20.3% | |
| Quartile 3 | 9,098 | 24.8% | 74 | 21.4% | 73 | 24.2% | 22 | 34.4% | |
| Quartile 4 | 9,390 | 25.6% | 47 | 13.6% | 92 | 30.5% | 20 | 31.3% | |
| ARIA | |||||||||
| Major cities | 18,827 | 51.3% | 326 | 94.2% | 186 | 61.6% | 58 | 90.6% | χ2 = 303.42, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| Rural/remote | 17,880 | 48.7% | 20 | 5.8% | 116 | 38.4% | 6 | 9.4% | |
| Year of arrival | |||||||||
| pre 1975 | n/a | n/a | 181 | 56.0% | n/a | n/a | 35 | 57.0% | |
| 1975–1990 | n/a | n/a | 118 | 36.0% | n/a | n/a | 19 | 3.0% | |
| 1991–2008 | n/a | n/a | 25 | 8.0% | n/a | n/a | 7 | 11.0% | |
| Physical activity | |||||||||
| ≥150 minutes/week | 29,235 | 79.6% | 214 | 61.8% | 253 | 83.8% | 40 | 62.5% | χ2 = 81.29, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| <150 minutes/week | 7,472 | 20.4% | 132 | 38.2% | 49 | 16.2% | 24 | 37.5% | |
| Sitting time | |||||||||
| ≤7 hours/d | 27,061 | 73.7% | 275 | 79.5% | 229 | 75.8% | 48 | 75.0% | χ2 = 6.58, df = 3, p = 0.870 |
| >7 hours/d | 9,646 | 26.3% | 71 | 20.5% | 73 | 24.2% | 16 | 25.0% | |
| Smoking status | |||||||||
| non-smoker | 34,095 | 92.9% | 277 | 80.1% | 277 | 91.7% | 59 | 92.2% | χ2 = 84.43, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| smoker | 2,612 | 7.1% | 69 | 19.9% | 25 | 8.3% | 5 | 7.8% | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| ≤14 drinks/week | 30,369 | 82.7% | 338 | 97.7% | 277 | 91.7% | 57 | 89.1% | χ2 = 72.49, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| >14 drinks/week | 6,338 | 17.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 25 | 8.3% | 7 | 10.9% | |
| Vegetable consumption | |||||||||
| ≥5 serves/day | 7,932 | 21.6% | 63 | 18.2% | 69 | 22.8% | 9 | 14.1% | χ2 = 4.77, df = 3, p = 0.190 |
| <5 serves/day | 28,775 | 78.4% | 283 | 81.8% | 233 | 77.2% | 55 | 85.9% | |
| Fruit consumption | |||||||||
| ≥2 serves/day | 20,675 | 56.3% | 238 | 68.8% | 193 | 63.9% | 46 | 71.9% | χ2 = 34.60, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| <2 serves/day | 16,032 | 43.7% | 108 | 31.2% | 109 | 36.1% | 18 | 28.1% | |
| Processed meat consumption | |||||||||
| No processed meat | 7,860 | 21.4% | 165 | 47.7% | 76 | 25.2% | 17 | 26.6% | χ2 = 142.36, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| At least once/week | 28,847 | 78.6% | 181 | 52.3% | 226 | 74.8% | 47 | 73.4% | |
| Red meat consumption | |||||||||
| 3–4 times/week | 16,182 | 44.1% | 162 | 46.8% | 130 | 43.0% | 28 | 43.8% | χ2 = 1.18, df = 3, p = 0.757 |
| <3 or >4 times/week | 20,525 | 55.9% | 184 | 53.2% | 172 | 57.0% | 36 | 56.3% | |
| Sleep duration | |||||||||
| 7–9 hours/day | 28,829 | 78.5% | 225 | 65.0% | 218 | 72.2% | 49 | 76.6% | χ2 = 43.86, df = 3, p<0.001 |
| <7 or >9 hours/day | 7,878 | 21.5% | 121 | 35.0% | 84 | 27.8% | 15 | 23.4% | |
Note. SEIFA—Socio-Economic Index for Areas; ARIA—Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia