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. 2017 Aug 7;4(4):402–417. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.4.402

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of total random sample.

n = 1259 n (%)
Age (years)
- Median (IQR) 60 (48, 69)
- Range 16–97
Aged over 65 514 29
Gender
- Males 682 51
- Females 655 49
Education
- Year 12 completion 235 10
- Technical And Further Education certificate 135 10
- Diploma or trade 201 15
- University degree 225 17
Health Behaviours
Days per week exercise for 30 minutes or more (Mean, SD) 3.5 (2.4)
Met exercise guidelines 448 35.6
I try to eat a healthy diet 909 74.6
I eat several serves of vegetables each day 784 65.2
Number of drinks of alcohol/week (Median, IQR) 2 (0, 9)
More than two alcoholic drinks/day 231 18.3
Current smoker 152 12
BMI
Overweight 452 36
Obese 337 27
Chronic Conditions
Heart Disease 411 32.6
Diabetes 388 30.8
Respiratory disease including COPD 380 30.2
More than 2 visits to hospital in previous year 271 21.5