Table 1.
Participant characteristics, including demographics, lifestyle factors and self-reported medical conditions, by sex (males/females) and for the cohort as a whole (all).
| Characteristics 1 | All (n = 3458) | Males (n = 1546) | Females (n = 1912) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years) | 64 (60–69) | 64 (60–69) | 64 (59–68) |
| Marital Status | |||
| No partner | 18.59 (643) | 14.17 (219) | 22.18 (424) |
| Partner | 81.41 (2815) | 85.83 (1327) | 77.82 (1488) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 99.16 (3429) | 99.42 (1537) | 98.95 (1892) |
| Other | 0.84 (29) | 0.58 (9) | 1.05 (20) |
| Highest level of Education attained | |||
| School (Primary or Secondary) | 48.44 (1675) | 49.74 (769) | 47.38 (906) |
| Other educational institution (e.g., TAFE 3) college) | 31.15 (1077) | 30.66 (474) | 31.54 (603) |
| University | 19.60 (303) | 21.08 (403) | 20.44 (706) |
| Income (average per annum, before tax) | |||
| ≤$40,000 | 22.09 (764) | 18.24 (282) | 25.21 (482) |
| $40,001 to $80,000 | 27.82 (962) | 29.37 (454) | 26.57 (508) |
| >$80,001 | 30.88 (1068) | 36.35 (562) | 26.46 (506) |
| Prefer not to say | 19.20 (664) | 16.04 (248) | 21.76 (416) |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Vigorous to moderate physical exercise (hours per week) | 8.0 (1.5–18.0) | 10.5 (3.0–24.0) | 6.0 (0.5–14.0) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 49.05 (1696) | 44.05 (681) | 53.09 (1015) |
| Previous (ex) | 46.24 (1599) | 50.91 (787) | 42.47 (812) |
| Current | 4.71 (163) | 5.05 (78) | 4.45 (85) |
| Self-Reported Medical Conditions | |||
| Cancer | 7.89 (273) | 8.80 (136) | 7.17 (137) |
| High blood pressure (ever) | 31.90 (1103) | 34.67 (536) | 29.65 (567) |
| High blood pressure (current) | 25.94 (897) | 27.75 (429) | 24.48 (468) |
| High cholesterol (ever) | 31.69 (1096) | 32.92 (509) | 30.7 (587) |
| High cholesterol (current) | 24.26 (839) | 23.74 (367) | 24.69 (472) |
| Diabetes | 7.72 (267) | 9.18 (142) | 6.54 (125) |
| Kidney Disease | 1.85 (64) | 1.62 (25) | 2.04 (39) |
| COPD 4 | 1.27 (44) | 1.16 (18) | 1.36 (26) |
| Cardiovascular Disease 2 | 7.1 (245) | 9.4 (146) | 5.2 (99) |
1 Continuous variables (age, vigorous to moderate physical exercise (hours per week)) represented as median (interquartile range); other variables as percentages (numbers) per variable. 2 Cardiovascular disease; incidence (ever) of any of the following: angina, claudication, myocardial infarction (MIA), transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, carotid surgery, coronary angiogram or coronary bypass. 3 TAFE (Technical and Further Education); vocational education and training institution in Australia. 4 COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).