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Table 1 Characteristics of Logan Healthy Living Program participants with complete data at baseline and follow up

From: Characteristics of control group participants who increased their physical activity in a cluster-randomized lifestyle intervention trial

Baseline Characteristic

Telephone counselling group

n = 175

Usual care group

n = 166

Age (years)

58.6 ± 12.0

57.7 ± 11.9

Gender (female)

65.1 (114)

59.6 (99)

Ethnicity (Caucasian)

92.0 (161)

92.8 (154)

   Education Primary school

21.1 (37)

18.7 (31)

   Secondary school

43.4 (76)

47.6 (79)

   Technical or trade diploma

22.9 (40)

21.1 (35)

   University

12.6 (22)

12.7 (21)

Employment

  

   Full time

29.1 (51)

31.9 (53)

   Part time/casual

17.7 (31)

14.5 (24)

   Retired

38.3 (67)

36.7 (61)

   Home duties

6.9 (12)

10.8 (18)

   Unable to work/unemployed/student

8.0 (14)

6.0 (10)

Weekly household income ($)

  

   200-299

11.4 (20)

9.6 (16)

   300-499

20.6 (36)

20.5 (34)

   500-999

21.7 (38)

19.3 (32)

   1000-1499

20.6 (36)

18.1 (30)

   1500+

13.7 (24)

19.3 (32)

   Don't know/refused

12.0 (21)

13.3 (22)

Married or cohabiting

69.7 (122)

73.5 (122)

Current smoker*

8.0 (14)

16.9 (28)

BMI category

  

   Healthy

15.4 (27)

18.7 (31)

   Overweight

32.0 (56)

41.6 (69)

   Obese

52.6 (92)

39.8 (66)

Number of chronic health conditions

  

   1-2

35.4 (62)

44.6 (74)

   3-4

45.7 (80)

39.8 (66)

   ≥5

18.9 (33)

15.7 (26)

Meeting physical activity guidelines (150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA/week and ≥5 sessions)

25.1 (44)

25.9 (43)

  1. Data are presented as % (n) or mean ± SD
  2. *significant between groups difference