Baseline Characteristic | Telephone counselling group n = 175 | Usual care group n = 166 |
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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 | Â | Â |
   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 ($) | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â |
   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) |