Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of ATP participants (n = 25,016).
| Number of Physician Visits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 25,016) |
0 (n = 17,227) |
1–2 (n = 3881) |
3+ (n = 3908) |
|
| % or Mean (SD) | % or Mean (SD) | % or Mean (SD) | % or Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 50.39 (9.17) | 50.56 (9.21) | 50.49 (9.28) | 49.50 (8.87) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 37.18% | 42.70% | 28.45% | 21.52% |
| Female | 62.82% | 57.30% | 71.55% | 78.48% |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| Underweight/normal weight (≤24.9) | 34.03% | 34.14% | 35.02% | 32.55% |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 39.11% | 40.29% | 37.64% | 35.36% |
| Obese (≥30.0) | 26.63% | 25.37% | 27.11% | 31.70% |
| Location | ||||
| Rural | 23.64% | 24.50% | 22.78% | 20.70% |
| Urban | 76.36% | 75.50% | 77.22% | 79.30% |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | 45.12% | 47.75% | 41.07% | 37.54% |
| Former | 37.73% | 36.96% | 38.52% | 40.32% |
| Current | 17.13% | 15.27% | 20.41% | 22.11% |
| Household income | ||||
| <$30,000 | 12.71% | 10.89% | 14.33% | 19.14% |
| $30,000–59,999 | 26.89% | 26.09% | 28.06% | 29.25% |
| $60,000–99,999 | 31.87% | 32.58% | 30.92% | 29.68% |
| ≥$100,000 | 26.29% | 28.22% | 24.19% | 19.83% |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| High school | 27.49% | 26.97% | 29.27% | 28.02% |
| Some university | 46.94% | 46.18% | 47.46% | 49.80% |
| Post-graduate | 25.56% | 26.85% | 23.27% | 22.16% |
| Charlson comorbidity index | ||||
| 0 | 83.24% | 85.52% | 80.06% | 76.33% |
| 1 | 14.31% | 12.56% | 16.52% | 19.83% |
| 2+ | 2.45% | 1.92% | 3.43% | 3.84% |
| Energy intake (Kcal/day) | 1826.81 (730.92) | 1840.59 (732.73) | 1797.23 (719.15) | 1795.47 (732.82) |
ATP, Alberta’s Tomorrow Project; BMI, Body Mass Index; SD, Standard Deviation.