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. 2018 Apr 13;10(4):486. doi: 10.3390/nu10040486

Table 2.

Characteristics of RESIDential Environments (RESIDE) study participants at T4 (n = 555) 1.

Characteristic (n) % or Mean ± SD
Sociodemographic
Male (212) 38.2
Age (years) (555) 47.9 ± 11.9
Marital status
Married/de facto (476) 85.8
Separated/divorced/widowed (55) 9.9
Single (20) 3.6
Education
Secondary or less (187) 33.7
Trade/apprentice/certificate (193) 34.8
Bachelor or higher (161) 29.0
Income (AU$)
<50,000 (83) 15.0
50,000–69,999 (50) 9.0
70,000–89,999 (77) 13.9
≥90,000 (315) 56.8
Health and lifestyle
Self-rated health
Excellent (79) 14.2
Very good (205) 36.9
Good/fair (260) 46.8
Poor (7) 1.3
Smoking status
Never smoked (288) 51.9
Ex-smoker (229) 41.3
Current smoker (38) 6.8
BMI (kg/m2)
Healthy (BMI ≥ 18.5 to <25) (207) 37.3
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 to <30) (199) 35.9
Obese (≥30) (107) 19.3
Other (no response or BMI < 18.5) (42) 7.6
Physical activity 2
Low (213) 28.4
Moderate (266) 47.9
High (76) 13.7
ADG Component Mean (SD) Median (IQR) % Achieving Maximum Criteria 3
Vegetables 5.7 (2.2) 6.0 (4.0–7.5) 7.2
Fruit 7.6 (2.7) 10.0 (5.0–10.0) 53.5
Grains/cereals 7.4 (1.7) 8.0 (6.5–8.5) 4.7
Lean meats 6.4 (2.2) 6.3 (5.0–8.8) 5.9
Dairy or alternatives 5.3 (1.7) 5.5 (4.3–6.5) 0.4
Water/fluids 7.9 (1.9) 7.5 (7.5–10.0) 38.4
Saturated fat 7.9 (1.4) 8.0 (7.0–9.0) 10.6
Added salt 6.9 (3.1) 7.5 (5.0–10.0) 40.2
Added sugar 6.9 (1.8) 7.5 (6.3–7.5) 10.1
Alcohol 7.8 (2.5) 7.5 (5.0–10.0) 46.7
RDGI score 69.9 (8.8) 70.0 (64.5–76.0) 0

1 Categories of participant characteristics may not add up to 100% due to some missing data; 2 Categories based on standardized scoring [35,36]; 3 Equivalent to a maximum score of 10 for individual components or an RDGI score of 100. Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range.