Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study population (n=1552)
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Total, n (%) | London, n (%) | North, n (%) | Χ2 (p value) | |
| Sex | Male | 441 (28.4) | 213 (30.2) | 228 (26.9) | 2.05 (0.152) |
| Female | 1111 (71.6) | 492 (69.8) | 619 (73.1) | ||
| Age group (years) | 18–34 | 188 (12.1) | 65 (9.20) | 123 (14.5) | 18.73 (0.001)*** |
| 35–44 | 299 (19.3) | 160 (22.7) | 139 (16.4) | ||
| 45–54 | 411 (26.5) | 196 (27.8) | 215 (25.4) | ||
| 55–64 | 335 (21.6) | 145 (20.6) | 190 (22.4) | ||
| ≥65 | 319 (20.6) | 139 (19.7) | 180 (21.3) | ||
| Socioeconomic position | AB | 341 (22.0) | 177 (25.1) | 164 (19.4) | 7.92 (0.019)* |
| C1C2 | 926 (59.7) | 409 (58.0) | 517 (61.0) | ||
| DE | 285 (18.4) | 119 (16.9) | 166 (19.6) | ||
| Children in the household | No | 1110 (71.5) | 507 (71.9) | 603 (71.2) | 0.10 (0.754) |
| Yes | 442 (28.5) | 198 (28.1) | 244 (28.8) | ||
| Working status | Full time | 612 (39.4) | 285 (40.4) | 327 (36.8) | 19.88 (0.001)*** |
| Part time | 223 (14.4) | 91 (12.9) | 132 (15.6) | ||
| Self-employed | 131 (8.4) | 78 (11.6) | 53 (6.3) | ||
| Retired | 342 (22.0) | 145 (20.6) | 197 (23.3) | ||
| Not looking/unable to work | 214 (13.8) | 87 (12.3) | 127 (15.0) | ||
| Other | 30 (1.9) | 19 (2.7) | 11 (1.3) | ||
| BMI | Underweight | 31 (2.0) | 21 (3.0) | 10 (1.2) | 11.91 (0.018)* |
| Normal | 479 (30.9) | 236 (33.5) | 243 (28.7) | ||
| Overweight | 425 (27.4) | 180 (25.5) | 245 (28.9) | ||
| Obese | 336 (21.7) | 143 (20.3) | 193 (22.8) | ||
| Missing | 281 (18.1) | 125 (17.7) | 156 (18.4) | ||
| Region | North | 847 (54.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| London | 705 (45.4) | ||||
*P<0.05, ** P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
BMI, body mass index; N/A, not applicable.