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. 2018 Jan 23;13(1):e0191729. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191729

Table 1. Neighbourhood disadvantage, geographic remoteness, socio-demographic characteristics and mean body mass index of men and women in the analytic sample, 2006 and 2014.

  Men (2006) Men (2014) Women (2006) Women (2014)
  (n = 891) (n = 972) (n = 1205) (n = 1368)
  % Mean BMI (SD) % Mean BMI (SD) % Mean BMI (SD) % Mean BMI (SD)
Overall 26.7 (4.4) 27.2 (4.8) 25.7 (5.4) 25.8 (5.6)
Country of birtha  
    Oceania (excluding Australia) 11.5 27.9 (4.9) 15.2 29.1 (5.7) 9.9 26.6 (6.0) 11.3 27.3 (6.3)
    North-West Europe 48.0 26.7 (4.1) 40.8 27.1 (4.3) 42.3 26.1 (5.1) 36.3 26.5 (5.8)
    Southern & Eastern Europe 13.4 27.2 (4.0) 10.3 28.3 (4.3) 13.5 26.9 (5.1) 9.9 27.2 (6.2)
    North Africa & Middle East 3.1 29.3 (8.3) 3.8 29.3 (7.7) 2.7 28.6 (7.8) 3.5 27.2 (6.2)
    South-East Asia 6.9 25.3 (3.6) 8.7 25.4 (4.4) 12.1 24.0 (5.3) 13.9 24.1 (4.9)
    North-East Asia 3.6 23.6 (3.2) 4.7 24.7 (4.3) 5.9 21.6 (3.0) 7.0 21.9 (2.8)
    Southern & Central Asia 5.3 25.4 (3.4) 8.1 24.9 (3.4) 4.9 25.0 (4.1) 6.8 24.9 (4.1)
    Americas 3.7 28.0 (5.7) 3.4 28.3 (4.3) 4.5 24.5 (4.2) 6.6 25.0 (4.5)
    Sub-Saharan Africa 4.6 25.4 (3.5) 5.1 26.5 (4.1) 4.2 26.1 (6.5) 4.6 24.6 (4.9)
 Neighbourhood disadvantage
    Quintile 5 (least disadv.) 25.6 26.3 (4.1) 24.6 26.6 (3.8) 21.8 24.2 (4.3) 23.1 24.2 (4.5)
    Quintile 4 19.4 26.1. (3.6) 21.7 26.9 (4.4) 20.6 25.2 (5.1) 20.9 25.5 (5.0)
    Quintile 3 18.0 27.2 (4.7) 16.4 28.0 (5.4) 18.9 26.0 (5.1) 17.5 25.7 (5.9)
    Quintile 2 18.7 27.3 (5.5) 17.8 27.6 (5.7) 18.6 26.2 (5.9) 17.4 26.4 (6.0)
    Quintile 1 (most disadv.) 18.3 27.0 (4.2) 19.6 27.3 (5.0) 20.1 27.2 (6.0) 21.1 27.2 (6.0)
Remoteness
    Major city 78.4 26.6 (4.4) 79.6 27.1 (4.8) 78.4 25.7 (5.5) 80.8 25.5 (5.4)
    Inner regional 14.2 26.9 (4.7) 13.5 27.3 (4.3) 14.5 25.1 (4.4) 12.1 26.2 (5.8)
    Outer regional 6.5 27.1 (4.1) 6.0 28.5 (5.7) 6.2 27.3 (6.1) 6.3 28.1 (6.9)
    Remote and very remote 0.8 26.6 (2.8) 0.9 26.8 (4.0) 0.9 24.3 (2.6) 1.1 25.1 (6.6)
Age
    18–24 years 4.5 23.5 (3.8) 3.3 24.7 (5.2) 4.6 23.0 (5.8) 3.7 23.5 (5.5)
    25–34 years 9.6 26.5 (4.3) 10.5 26.6 (4.9) 9.1 23.3 (4.0) 10.5 23.4 (4.7)
    35–44 years 17.4 26.6 (5.3) 13.8 27.0 (4.7) 20.4 24.8 (5.8) 15.1 25.0 (5.4)
    45–54 years 22.2 26.5 (3.9) 20.8 27.5 (5.4) 24.4 26.0 (5.5) 21.7 26.0 (5.8)
    55–64 years 21.7 27.6 (4.5) 20.5 27.5 (4.5) 19.7 27.1 (5.1) 20.8 26.4 (5.5)
    65–74 years 15.8 27.2 (3.9) 19.8 27.7 (4.6) 13.4 26.3 (4.8) 17.0 27.3 (5.7)
    ≥ 75 years 8.8 26.1 (4.3) 11.4 27.0 (4.4) 8.5 26.7 (4.6) 11.3 25.8 (4.8)
 Highest attained education level
    Bachelor or greater 27.5 25.9 (3.6) 33.4 26.4 (3.9) 26.9 24.7 (5.3) 36.0 24.4 (4.7)
    Diploma 11.5 26.5 (4.4) 11.3 26.8 (4.9) 9.7 24.9 (5.0) 11.7 25.7 (5.6)
    Certificate (trade/business) 26.7 26.9 (4.3) 25.3 27.7 (4.8) 13.1 25.6 (5.1) 14.5 26.3 (5.2)
    School—Year 12 and below 34.3 27.3 (5.0) 30.0 27.8 (5.6) 50.4 26.4 (5.5) 37.9 26.8 (6.2)
 Occupation
    Manager or professional 29.1 26.5 (3.9) 28.1 26.7 (4.2) 23.1 24.9 (4.9) 23.3 24.8 (4.8)
    White collar 11.3 26.5 (4.7) 11.3 27.1 (4.6) 24.2 25.4 (5.8) 22.2 25.4 (4.9)
    Blue collar 25.4 27.1 (4.8) 22.9 27.9 (5.1) 6.9 25.4 (5.4) 6.7 25.2 (5.4)
    Unemp./not in labour force 34.2 26.7 (4.5) 37.8 27.2 (5.1) 45.8 26.3 (5.3) 47.9 26.5 (6.1)
 Household income (per annum)
    ≥ $130,000 7.2 25.8 (3.6) 24.7 27.0 (4.7) 6.4 23.9 (4.8) 22.7 24.5 (4.7)
    $72,800–$129,999 27.4 26.9 (4.3) 34.4 27.3 (5.1) 25.9 25.7 (5.8) 30.3 25.6 (5.2)
    $52,000–$72,799 22.6 27.1 (5.0) 13.5 26.9 (4.3) 19.8 25.2 (4.8) 14.5 26.0 (5.9)
    $26,000–$51,599 27.2 26.4 (4.3) 20.3 27.6 (4.7) 27.4 25.7 (5.5) 21.8 26.6 (6.1)
    $0–$25,999 15.7 26.8 (4.4) 7.1 26.9 (5.3) 20.6 26.7 (5.3) 10.7 26.7 (6.2)

Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; disadv, disadvantage; unemp, unemployed

aFor each region, the countries of birth with highest proportion of respondents in 2006 were: Oceania: New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea; North-West Europe: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany; Southern & Eastern Europe: Italy, Poland, Fed Rep of Yugoslavia; North Africa & Middle East: Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey; South-East Asia: Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia; North-East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan; Southern & Central Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; Americas: USA, Canada, Chile; Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa, Mauritius, Zimbabwe.