Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants by MetS status at Wave 2
Characteristic | Wave 1 MetS free (n = 1877) | Not developing MetS (n = 1585) | Developing MetS (n = 292) |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (sd)/n (percent) | Median (sd)/n (percent) | Median (sd)/n (percent) | |
Age (years) | 47 (15.5) | 45 (15.5) | 55 (14.7) |
Gender | |||
Male | 816 (43.5) | 663 (41.8) | 153 (52.4) |
Female | 1,061 (56.5) | 922 (58.2) | 139 (47.6) |
Gross annual household income | |||
<20,000 AUD | 538 (28.7) | 447 (28.2) | 91 (31.2) |
20,000-60,000 AUD | 913 (48.6) | 765 (43.8) | 148 (50.7) |
>60,000 AUD | 426 (22.7) | 373 (23.5) | 53 (18.1) |
Individual education | |||
Bachelor degree (Yes) | 230 (12.2) | 1,390 (87.7) | 257 (88.0) |
Bachelor degree (No) | 1,647 (87.8) | 195 (12.3) | 35 (12.0) |
Physical Activity | |||
Sedentary | 524 (27.9) | 440 (27.8) | 84 (28.8) |
Low exercise | 669 (35.6) | 577 (36.4) | 92 (31.6) |
Moderate exercise | 515 (27.4) | 435 (27.4) | 80 (27.4) |
High exercise | 169 (9.0) | 133 (8.4) | 36 (12.3) |
Smoking* | |||
Current | 344 (18.3) | 287 (18.1) | 57 (19.5) |
Former | 669 (37.2) | 661 (38.6) | 88 (30.1) |
Never | 834 (44.4) | 687 (43.3) | 147 (50.3) |
Drinking | |||
Not at risk | 1,325 (70.6) | 1,112 (70.2) | 213 (73.0) |
At risk | 552 (29.4 | 473 (29.8) | 79 (27.0) |
Area-level SEP | |||
Percent university education or more | 6.7 (4.8) | 6.5 (4.7) | 6.7 (4.8) |
Median household weekly income (AUD) | 671 (153) | 673 (148) | 660 (155) |
MetS component | |||
Central obesity | 884 (47.1) | 671 (42.33) | 213 (73.0) |
Low HDL cholesterol | 257 (12.7) | 194 (12.2) | 63 (21.58) |
Hyperglycaemia | 150 (8.0) | 122 (7.7) | 28 (9.6) |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 254 (13.5) | 188 (11.9) | 66 (22.6) |
Hypertension | 673 (35.9) | 561 (34.2) | 112 (47.66) |