Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study participants according to gender and BMI-decile
From: Mental ill-health across the continuum of body mass index
| Â | Males | Females | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | BMI Decile | BMI Decile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Â | UW% | Ac | Ac | Ac | Ac | Ow | Ow | Ow | Ob | Ob | U% | Ac | Ac | Ac | Ac | Ow | Ow | Ow | Ob | Ob |
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
% of gender | 5.3 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 11.4 |
age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18-39 (%) | 38.4 | 32.2 | 27.0 | 23.9 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 32.5 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14 | 15.1 |
   40-59 (%) | 39.9 | 39.3 | 41.0 | 42.3 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 39.9 | 39.2 | 32.4 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 40.8 | 46.4 | 45.0 | 46.8 | 48.0 | 46.3 | 45.2 | 38.5 |
   60+ (%) | 21.7 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 33.8 | 37.8 | 38.6 | 39.2 | 43.1 | 44.7 | 51.6 | 29.3 | 35.9 | 36.2 | 33.7 | 37.5 | 36.3 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 40.8 | 46.4 |
smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   non-smoker (%) | 36.2 | 35.0 | 37.3 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 31.8 | 32.4 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 49.4 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 46.7 |
   ex-smoker (%) | 37.2 | 40.5 | 42.2 | 45.3 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 31.8 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 37.3 | 35.6 | 37.1 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 37.4 | 40.5 |
   smoker (%) | 26.5 | 24.5 | 20.5 | 19.4 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   abstainer (%) | 18.2 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 32.5 |
   low risk (%) | 48.2 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.8 | 46.8 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 49.1 | 51.0 | 51.7 | 49.0 | 48.3 | 49.2 | 50.9 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 53.7 | 53.4 | 54.6 | 54.4 |
   risky (%) | 31.2 | 37.3 | 40.0 | 39.7 | 40.0 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 36.9 | 33.6 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 11.4 |
   high risk (%) | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
physical activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   none (%) | 22.1 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 23.9 | 29.7 | 20.5 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 25.2 | 29.4 |
   insufficient (%) | 28.7 | 27.5 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 28.7 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 34.3 | 33.6 | 35.7 | 39.4 |
   sufficient (%) | 49.2 | 55.0 | 59.2 | 57.9 | 57.1 | 54.0 | 51.2 | 50.8 | 44.4 | 38.5 | 47.7 | 53.7 | 51.2 | 49.2 | 48.2 | 46.1 | 42.6 | 44.7 | 39.1 | 31.2 |
education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <= high school (%) | 57.5 | 52.0 | 48.6 | 46.3 | 47.3 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 50.3 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 60.0 | 57.4 | 60.8 | 61.9 | 62.5 | 63.4 | 66.3 | 65.5 | 66.7 | 67.4 |
   trade/cert./dipl. (%) | 23.4 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 31.1 | 29.5 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 18.9 |
   degree + (%) | 19.1 | 22.3 | 24.4 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
income '000 AUD* | 3 (3) | 4 (2) | 4(2) | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 3 (3) | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (2) |