Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of women in the READI study by LTPA
| Â | Overall | LTPA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | 0 mins/week (n = 1021) | 1-119 mins/wk (n = 762) | 120-279 mins/wk (n = 1034) | ≥280 mins/wk (n = 948) |
Age (years), M (SD) | 34.6 (8.2) | 35.7 (7.9) | 34.0 (8.1) | 34.4 (8.4) | 34.1 (8.4)** |
BMI (kg/m2), M (SD) | 26.0 (6.1) | 27.2 (7.0) | 25.8 (5.9) | 25.7 (5.5) | 25.3 (5.6)** |
Level of education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 833 (22.3) | 317 (31.3) | 139 (18.3) | 206 (20.0) | 171 (18.2)** |
 Medium | 1937 (51.7) | 520 (51.3) | 404 (53.3) | 510 (49.5) | 503 (53.4) |
 High | 974 (26.0) | 176 (17.4) | 215 (28.4) | 315 (30.6) | 268 (28.5) |
Employment status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Working full-time | 1426 (38.6) | 361 (36.1) | 272 (36.4) | 392 (38.4) | 401 (43.4)** |
 Working part-time | 1091 (29.5) | 272 (27.2) | 227 (30.4) | 309 (30.2) | 283 (30.6) |
 Not employed | 1179 (31.9) | 368 (36.8) | 249 (33.3) | 321 (31.4) | 241 (26.1) |
Access to a motor vehicle, n (%) | 3,517 (93.7) | 948 (93.0) | 713 (93.6) | 959 (93.3) | 897 (94.9) |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not married | 1000 (26.6) | 247 (24.2) | 184 (24.2) | 277 (26.8) | 292 (30.9)* |
 Married/Living as married | 2443 (65.0) | 667 (65.4) | 528 (69.3) | 671 (65.0) | 577 (61.0) |
 Previously married | 317 (8.4) | 106 (10.4) | 50 (6.6) | 84 (8.1) | 77 (8.1) |
No. of children <18 yrs, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 None | 1464 (39.3) | 328 (32.6) | 287 (38.2) | 410 (40.0) | 439 (46.8)** |
 One | 661 (17.8) | 215 (21.4) | 116 (15.4) | 188 (18.3) | 142 (15.1) |
 Two | 968 (26.0) | 280 (27.8) | 208 (27.7) | 261 (25.5) | 219 (23.3) |
 ≥Three | 629 (16.9) | 183 (18.2) | 141 (18.8) | 166 (16.2) | 139 (14.8) |
Urban area of residence, n (%) | 1735 (46.1) | 496 (48.6) | 341 (44.8) | 471 (45.6) | 427 (45.0) |
Born in Australia, n (%) | 3371 (89.6) | 883 (86.5) | 687 (90.3) | 933 (90.2) | 868 (91.6)* |
Current smoker, n (%) | 608 (16.2) | 269 (26.4) | 110 (14.5) | 124 (12.0) | 105 (11.1)** |
Illness/injury/disability, n (%) | 425 (11.3) | 152 (14.9) | 91 (12.4) | 87 (8.4) | 91 (9.7)** |
Weight status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Healthy weight | 1913 (53.1) | 442 (45.8) | 401 (54.4) | 536 (54.0) | 534 (58.8)** |
 Overweight | 912 (25.3) | 238 (24.7) | 189 (25.6) | 271 (27.3) | 214 (23.5) |
 Obese | 778 (21.6) | 285 (29.5) | 147 (20.0) | 185 (18.7) | 161 (17.7) |