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. 2019 Oct 23;19:106. doi: 10.1186/s12902-019-0434-8

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants

Mean (SD) or number of participants (%)
Age in years, all participants 36.1 (7.24)
Marital status
 Married 5 (50%)
 De facto 2 (20%)
 Single 2 (20%)
 Missing 1 (10%)a
Employment
 Employed full time 9 (90%)
 Missing 1 (10%)a
Ethnicity/race
 European 5 (50%)
 Asian 3 (30%)
 Oceanic 1 (10%)
 Missing 1 (10%)a
Highest educational achievement
 High school - Year 10 1 (10%)
 Vocational college 2 (20%)
 Bachelor Degree 5 (50%)
 Postgraduate 1 (10%)
 Missing 1 (10%)a
Gross weekly income (annual income)
 $600–799 ($31,200 - 41,599) 1 (10%)
 $1000–1249 ($52,000 - 64,999) 3 (30%)
 $1500–1999 ($78,000 - 103,999) 5 (50%)
 Missing 1 (10%)a
BMI, all participants 36.38 (SD 7.8)

BMI Body Mass Index

aNine out of ten women contributed to the demographic data, while one did not return the survey despite repeated reminders to do so