Effectiveness of a website and mobile phone based physical activity and nutrition intervention for middle-aged males: Trial protocol and baseline findings of the ManUp Study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Baseline comparisons of socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics between ManUp intervention groups (n = 301)

	Print-based		IT-based
Variable	N	%, M (SE)	N	%, M (SE)	p
Age	96	43.8 (.6)	205	44.2 (.4)	.656
Occupational Classification
% Professional	52	54.2%	118	57.6%
% White Collar	8	8.3%	16	7.8%
% Blue Collar	23	24.0%	37	18.0%
% Other^b	13	13.5%	34	16.6%	.639
Education Level
% Secondary School or Less	20	20.8%	45	22.0%
% TAFE	25	26.0%	61	29.8%
% University	51	53.1%	99	48.3%	.719
Self-Report Weight	96	96.3 (2.0)	205	98.3 (1.4)	.389
Self-Reported BMI	96	30.4 (.5)	205	30.9 (.4)	.434
Self-Reported BMI Classification
% Healthy Weight	12	12.8%	19	9.3%
% Overweight	40	42.6%	85	41.5%
% Obese	42	44.7%	101	49.3%	.588
Self-Reported Waist Circumference	96	98.9 (2.0)	205	99.6 (1.4)	.782
Self-Reported Waist Circumference Classification
% Healthy	33	34.4%	59	28.8%
% Risky	28	29.2%	50	24.4%
% High Risk	35	36.5%	96	46.8%	.239
Self-Rated Health Classification
% Fair or Poor	25	26.0%	73	35.6%
% Good	37	38.5%	83	40.5%
% Very Good or Excellent	34	35.4%	49	23.9%	.080
Measured Weight^a	30	94.7 (3.1)	61	93.3 (2.2)	.719
Measured BMI^a	30	30.2 (.9)	61	29.8 (.6)	.712
Measured BMI Classification^a
% Healthy Weight	3	10.0%	10	16.4%
% Overweight	14	46.7%	26	42.6%
% Obese	13	43.3%	25	41.0%	.713
Measured Waist Circumference^a	30	101.9 (2.3)	61	102.0 (1.6)	.968
Measured Waist Circumference Classification^a
% Healthy	6	20.0%	15	24.6%
% Risky	11	36.7%	19	31.1%
% High Risk	13	43.3%	27	44.3%	.830

Note. ^a A randomly selected sub-sample (n = 91) of participants completed in person assessments of height, weight, waist circumference and physical activity (ActiGraph) these are referred to as “measured” outcomes.
^bOther category includes participants who were retired, students, unemployed or a pensioner.