Table 1.
Descriptive data
| Characteristic | Non-golfers | Golfers | Total |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) (non-golf n=9307, golf n=128) | 48.5 (17.6) | 57.7* (14.2) | 48.7 (17.6) |
| Income $A/week (non-golf n=8378, golf n=114) | 1641.40 (1480.40) | 1824.00 (1437.77) | 1643.90 (1479.95) |
| Average steps/day (non-golf n=4999, golf n=76) | 7314.6 (3635.6) | 8865.7* (3806.4) | 7337.8 (3642.7) |
| Total cholesterol mmol/L (non-golf n=3714, golf n=54) | 5.15 (1.03) | 5.39 (1.1) | 5.15 (1.03) |
| HDL cholesterol mmol/L (non-golf n=3714, golf n=54) | 1.37 (0.37) | 1.43 (0.43) | 1.37 (0.37) |
| LDL cholesterol mmol/L (non-golf n=3091, golf n=50) | 3.17 (0.90) | 3.40 (0.93) | 3.17 (0.90) |
| HbA1c mmol/mol (non-golf n=3703, golf n=54) | 36.64 (7.25) | 36.38 (4.38) | 36.64 (7.22) |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L (non-golf n=3129, golf n=50) | 5.2 (0.94) | 5.3 (0.7) | 5.2 (0.94) |
| BMI kg/m2 (non-golf n=7846, golf n=112) | 27.5 (5.58) | 28.4(4.39) | 27.5 (5.56) |
| Proportion overweight or obese (BMI >25) | 63.9% | 75.9%* | 64.1% |
*Significantly different from non-golfers (p<0.05).
BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.