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Table 3 Characteristics of CN SNAPW trial clients at baseline

From: The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial)

Characteristics

Total (n = 804)

Early interv (n = 425)

Late interv (379)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

Female

396

49.3

214

50.4

182

48.0

Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander

4

0.5

2

0.5

2

0.5

Language other than English

35

4.4

18

4.2

17

4.5

Employed

215

26.7

115

27.1

100

26.4

Unable to work (long-term sickness/ disability)

109

13.6

50

11.8

59

15.6

Retired from paid work

419

53.1

229

53.9

190

50.1

Age (yrs)

      

30-39 yrs

44

5.5

22

5.2

22

5.8

40-49

78

9.7

44

10.4

34

9.0

50-59

142

17.7

76

18.0

66

17.4

60-69

256

31.9

136

32.2

120

31.7

≥ 70

280

35.2

143

34.3

137

36.1

Self-rated health status Poor or Fair

308

38.3

158

37.2

150

39.6

Self-rated mental health status: Downhearted or blue

    

Most to all of the time

102

12.7

49

11.5

53

14.0

Health conditions

      

Hypertension

395

49.1

225

52.9

170

44.9

Arthritis

277

34.5

155

36.5

122

32.2

High cholesterol

239

29.7

132

31.1

107

28.2

Cancer

213

26.5

123

28.9

90

23.7

Diabetes

185

23.0

102

24.0

83

21.9

Depression

132

16.4

66

15.5

66

17.4

Heart disease

132

16.4

55

15.9

55

17.1

no risk factors

18 (2.2%)

11 (2.6%)

7 (1.8%)

1 risk only

147 (18.3%)

76 (17.9%

71 (18.7%)

2 risks

328 (40.2%)

164 (38.6%)

159 (42.0%)

3 risks

215 (26.7%)

120 (28.2

95 (25.1%)

4 risks

92 (11.4%)

50 (11.8%)

42 (11.1%)

5 risks

9 (1.1%)

4 (0.9)

5 (1.3)

< 2 serves of fruit (n = 801)

336 (41.9%)

174 (40.9%)

162 (42.7%)

<5 serves of veg (n = 796)

672 (84.4%)

352 (82.8%)

320 (84.4%)

At risk alcohol consumption a (n = 804)

297 (36.9%)

159 (37.4%)

138 (36.4%)

Smokers (n = 802)

138 (17.2%)

74 (17.5%)

65 (17.2%)

Overweight (OW) (n = 785)

263 (33.5%)

123 (29.8%)

140 (37.6%)

Obese (n = 785)

318 (40.5%)

182 (44.1%)

136 (36.6%)

OW or obese (n = 785)

581 (74.0%)

305 (71.8%)

276 (72.8%)

Unable to do physical activity (PA)b (n = 793)

375 (47.3%)

196 (46.2%)

179 (47.2%)

Able to do PA but inadequate (n = 418)

211 (50.5%)

120 (31.2%)

91 (25.9%)

  1. a The 2009 national alcohol guidelines for alcohol consumption are available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/alcohol/publishing.nsf/Content/guide-adult.
  2. b Those with major physical limitations which (a) limited their ability to engage in physical activity a lot and (b) were estimated to last for more than 4 weeks, or unsure.
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