Table 1 Characteristics of participants by gender
Variable | Men n = 280 | Women n = 617 |
|---|---|---|
Numbers and (proportions) | ||
Ethnic origin | ||
Aboriginal | 233 (79.6) | 531 (86.1) |
Torres Strait Islander | 18 (6.4) | 30 (4.9) |
Both | 39 (13.9) | 56 (9.1) |
Current smoker | 113 (40.4) | 247 (40.0) |
Alcohol consumer | 198 (70.7) | 375 (60.8) |
Glucose tolerance | ||
Diabetic | 42 (15.0) | 119 (19.3) |
Abnormal glucose tolerancea | 36 (12.9) | 83 (13.4) |
Normal glucose tolerance | 180 (64.3) | 364 (59.0) |
Unclassified | 22 (7.9) | 51 (8.3) |
Hypertension | 52 (18.6) | 114 (18.5) |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 117 (41.8) | 195 (31.6) |
Dyslipidaemiab | 141 (50.4) | 233 (37.8) |
Takeaway 2+/wk | 105 (37.5) | 153 (24.8) |
Snacks 2+/wk | 107 (38.2) | 228 (37.0) |
4+ veg serves/dayc | 25 (8.9) | 56 (9.1) |
2+ fruit serves/d | 88 (31.4) | 219 (35.5) |
1+ Fruit/veg juice serves/d | 41 (14.6) | 98 (15.9) |
Sufficient fruit & vegd | 17 (6.1) | 41 (6.6) |
Household equivalised income e ($/week) | ||
1-199 | 62 (22.1) | 134 (21.7) |
200-499 | 77 (27.5) | 171 (27.7) |
500 | 65 (23.2) | 133 (21.6) |
Missing | 76 (27.1) | 179 (29.0) |
In full time work | 111 (36.6) | 243 (39.4) |
Post school qualification | 82 (29.3) | 189 (30.6) |
Home is owned or being purchased | 105 (37.5) | 236 (38.2) |
5+ in household | 73 (26.1) | 194 (31.4) |
Manage OK on income | 146 (52.1) | 284 (46.0) |
Rate health as good or excellent | 194 (69.3) | 422 (68.4) |
Medians (25 th -75 th %iles) | ||
Age (yrs) | 35 (22-46) | 37 (25-48) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95 (85-105) | 93 (81-104) |
Waist to hip ratio | 0.94 (0.89-1.00) | 0.87 (0.81-0.93) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.0 (23.5-30.9) | 27.8 (23.5-32.9) |