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. 2017 Oct 17;3:6. doi: 10.1186/s40959-017-0025-7

Table 3.

Summary of Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Risk Factors Participants n = 36 Australian Population
n (%) %
Mean age years (Female) Range (36–72 years) 54.8 39.4
Sex (Female) 36 (100) 50.3
Indigenous status 2 (5.6) 3.1
Usual residence -Metropolitan area 27 (75) 68.5
Family History Type 2 Diabetes 0 (0)
Family History Hypertension 0 (0)
Family History Hypercholesterolaemia 1 (2.8)
Family History Myocardial Infarction 1 (2.8)
Patient History Type 2 Diabetes 1 (2.8) 4.6
Patient History Hypertension 7 (19.5) 21.5
Patient History Hypercholesterolaemia 4 (11.1) 32.3
Patient History Previous History Myocardial Infarction 0 (0) 3.4
Eats recommended 5 vegetable serves per day 0 (0) 8
Eats recommended 2 fruit serves per day 22 (62.9) 48
Current smoker 5 (13.9) 16
Alcohol intake (at least once a week) 8 (22.2) 37.7
Moderately active or active physically 27 (75) 44
Little or no social support 8.7 (24.2)
High to very high K10 score (22–50) 8 (29.6) 10.8
Earnings below the total gross mean Australian annual household income 26 (72.2) 80
Earnings above the total gross mean Australian annual household income 3 (8.3) 20
Household income: Prefer not to answer 7 (19.4) 0
Sleep
Mean hours of sleep per night 6.7 (NA) 7.3
Snoring (regular) 13 (36.1)
Sleep apnoea diagnosis 2 (5.7) 4.0
Body Mass Index (BMI >25 kg/m2 Overweight) 22 (61.1) 63
Waist circumference ≥ 80 cm (Heart Foundation recommendation for women) 4 (100) 79.4

Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants