Table 1.
Study population characteristics (n = 3374).
| Male (n = 1640) | Female (n = 1734) | Total (n = 3374) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Age | Years | 52.9 (18.2) | 53.2 (17.4) | 53.1 (17.8) |
| SEIFA decile | Out of 10 | 6.2 (2.8) | 6.1 (2.8) | 6.1 (2.8) |
| Mental distress | Days per last 30 days | 3.1 (7.2) | 3.8 (7.7) | 3.5 (7.5) |
| Count (%) | ||||
| Marital status | Partnered | 1129 (69.2) | 1114 (64.4) | 2243 (66.7) |
| Single, widowed, divorced | 503 (30.8) | 615 (35.6) | 1118 (33.3) | |
| Education | University | 732 (44.6) | 823 (47.5) | 1555 (46.1) |
| TAFE or trade college | 387 (23.6) | 353 (20.4) | 740 (21.9) | |
| Primary/Secondary | 521 (31.8) | 558 (32.2) | 1079 (32.0) | |
| Work status | Currently working | 1028 (62.7) | 954 (55.0) | 1982 (58.7) |
| Not in workforce/ retired | 612 (37.3) | 780 (45.0) | 1392 (41.3) | |
| Geographical location | City | 878 (53.5) | 875 (50.5) | 1753 (52.0) |
| Town | 349 (21.3) | 403 (23.2) | 752 (22.3) | |
| Rural | 413 (25.2) | 456 (26.3) | 869 (25.8) | |
| Smoking | Current smoker | 238 (14.5) | 212 (12.2) | 450 (13.3) |
| Non-smoker | 1402 (85.5) | 1522 (87.8) | 2924 (86.7) | |
| Alcohol | High risk drinking | 849 (51.8) | 799 (46.1) | 1648 (48.8) |
| Low risk drinking | 791 (48.2) | 935 (53.9) | 1726 (51.2) | |
| Body mass index a | <18.5 kg/m2 | 17 (1.0) | 50 (2.9) | 67 (2.0) |
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 541 (33.0) | 769 (44.4) | 1310 (38.8) | |
| 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | 727 (44.3) | 491 (28.3) | 1218 (36.1) | |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 355 (21.7) | 424 (24.5) | 779 (23.1) | |
| Fruit intake | None | 229 (14.0) | 196 (11.3) | 425 (12.6) |
| 1 serve/ day | 585 (35.7) | 549 (31.7) | 1134 (33.6) | |
| ≥2 serves/ day | 825 (50.3) | 989 (57.0) | 1814 (53.8) | |
| Vegetable intake | None | 47 (2.9) | 27 (1.6) | 74 (2.2) |
| 1–4 serves/ day | 1411 (86.1) | 1370 (79.1) | 2781 (82.5) | |
| ≥5 serves/ day | 181 (11.0) | 336 (19.4) | 517 (15.3) | |
| Fast food frequency | 2–7 times/week | 354 (21.6) | 205 (11.8) | 559 (16.6) |
| 1 times/week | 541 (33.0) | 572 (33.0) | 1113 (33.0) | |
| Never | 744 (45.4) | 956 (55.2) | 1700 (50.4) | |
| Physical activity level b | Inactive | 191 (11.7) | 218 (12.6) | 409 (12.2) |
| Insufficiently active | 559 (34.3) | 656 (38.0) | 1215 (36.2) | |
| Sufficiently active | 881 (54.0) | 853 (49.4) | 1734 (51.6) | |
| Sitting-time | >11 hrs/day | 70 (4.3) | 61 (3.5) | 131 (3.9) |
| 8–11 hrs/day | 166 (10.1) | 157 (9.1) | 323 (9.6) | |
| ≤8 hrs/day | 1404 (85.6) | 1516 (87.4) | 2920 (86.5) | |
| Insufficient sleep in last 30 days | 14–30 days | 358 (21.9) | 499 (28.8) | 857 (25.5) |
| 1–13 days | 697 (42.6) | 681 (39.3) | 1378 (40.9) | |
| None/ zero | 581 (35.5) | 551 (31.8) | 1132 (33.6) | |
SEIFA: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas; a BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 and 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 grouped in regression analysis; b ‘inactive’ = 0 min/week and 0 sessions; ‘insufficiently active’ = 1 to 149 min/week and less than five sessions; ‘sufficiently active’ ≥150 min/week and five sessions or more.