Effectiveness of Australia’s Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: maintenance of self-reported anthropometric and behavioural changes after program completion

O’Hara, Blythe J; Phongsavan, Philayrath; Eakin, Elizabeth G; Develin, Elizabeth; Smith, Joanne; Greenaway, Mark; Bauman, Adrian E

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-175

Table 1 Socio-demographic, anthropometric and behavioural risk factor characteristics of GHS participants at baseline, six and twelve months (recruited between April 2009 – February 2011)

From: Effectiveness of Australia’s Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: maintenance of self-reported anthropometric and behavioural changes after program completion

		Baseline		Six months			Twelve month
		n= 1 088		n= 385		p- value†	n= 277		p- value†
		n	%	n	%		n	%
Gender	Male	219	20.1	88	22.9	NS	58	20.9	NS
	Female	869	79.9	297	77.1		219	79.1
Age Groups	18-49 years	647	59.5	186	48.0	**	134	48.4	NS
	50+ years	441	40.5	199	52.0		143	51.6
Education~	Year 12 and below	367	33.9	129	33.6	NS	103	37.3	NS
	Other	717	66.1	255	66.4		173	62.7
Employment	Employed (full, part time or casual)	720	66.4	257	66.8	NS	191	69	NS
	Other	365	33.6	128	33.2		86	31
Language	English	1040	95.6	374	97.1	NS	270	97.5	NS
	Other	48	4.4	11	2.9		7	2.5
Indigenous	Non Aboriginal	1062	97.6	379	98.4	NS	272	98.2	NS
	Aboriginal	26	2.4	6	1.6		5	1.8
Income	<$AUS 80,000	556	58.1	206	59.9	NS	139	56.7	NS
	>$AUS 80,000	401	41.9	138	40.1		106	43.3
SEIFA	1st, 2nd & 3rd quintiles (least advantaged)	595	57.4	203	54.1	NS	147	54.6	NS
	4th & 5th quintile (most disadvantaged)	441	42.6	172	45.9		122	45.4
Region	Major Cities	595	57.5	184	49.1	*	140	52	NS
	Other	440	42.5	191	50.9		129	48
Coaching type	No GP consent required	745	68.5	235	61.0	*	170	61.4	NS
	GP consent required	343	31.5	150	39.0		107	38.6
Body Mass Index (BMI) classifications	Under & acceptable weight (BMI 10.0-24.99)	162	16.2	67	18.1	NS	54	20.3	NS
	Overweight & Obese (BMI 25.0+)	835	83.8	303	81.9		212	79.7
Waist circumference risk ¥	No risk	77	10.2	33	10.6	NS	26	11.5	NS
	Increased & greatly increased risk	679	89.8	282	89.4		201	88.5
Recommended physical activity***	Insufficient	663	65.7	231	61.8	NS	163	60.8	NS
	Sufficient	346	34.3	142	38.2		105	39.2
Fruit and vegetable consumption	Consumes <2 serves of fruit daily	479	47.4	172	46.2	NS	124	46.3	NS
	Consumes ≥2 serves of fruit daily	531	52.6	200	53.8		144	53.7
	Consumes <5 serves of vegetables daily	859	85	313	83.7	NS	222	82.8	NS
	Consumes ≥5 serves of vegetables daily	151	15	61	16.3		46	17.2

Notes:
† Chi-square tests of significance between baseline and six months, and six months and twelve months.
~ Year 10 or below is the equivalent of lower secondary education; Year 12 or below is the equivalent of upper secondary education; Diploma & Certificate is the equivalent of post secondary non tertiary education; and degree or higher is the equivalent of tertiary qualifications [21].
¥ Waist circumference risk: no risk is ≤80 cm for women and ≤94 cm for men; increased risk is between 81 and 88 cm for women, and between 95 and 102 cm for men; greatly increased risk >88 cm for women and >102 cm for men [27].
*** Recommended Physical Activity: ≥5 sessions per week walking or ≥5 session per week of moderate activity, or 3–4 sessions per week walking and 1–2 sessions per week of moderate activity, or ≥1-2 sessions per week walking and 3–4 sessions per week of moderate activity [29].
* p-value <0.05; ** p-value <0.001.

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