Table 1 Characteristics of participants
| Â | Â | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Mean (SD) age, years |  | 32 ± 3 | 31 ± 3 | ||
Marital status | Single | 304 | (33) | 334 | (32) |
| Â | Married/living as married | 628 | (67) | 707 | (68) |
Area of residence* | Major city | 744 | (80) | 803 | (77) |
| Â | Inner regional | 125 | (13) | 154 | (15) |
| Â | Outer regional/remote | 63 | (7) | 82 | (8) |
History of CVD or diabetes* | Â | 79 | (9) | 40 | (4) |
Family history of CVD or diabetes | Â | 92 | (10) | 107 | (10) |
Participant's education | High | 380 | (41) | 511 | (49) |
| Â | Intermediate | 331 | (36) | 259 | (25) |
| Â | Low | 221 | (24) | 271 | (26) |
Highest of parent's education | High | 285 | (31) | 302 | (29) |
| Â | Intermediate | 302 | (32) | 364 | (35) |
| Â | Low | 345 | (37) | 375 | (36) |
Educational mobility | Stable high | 175 | (19) | 213 | (21) |
| Â | Stable intermediate | 134 | (14) | 124 | (12) |
| Â | Stable low | 121 | (13) | 141 | (14) |
| Â | Downward | 171 | (18) | 180 | (17) |
| Â | Upward | 331 | (36) | 383 | (37) |