Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participating women
Demographic characteristic | Percentage of women Victoria | Percentage of women Nottingham | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%); aN = 395 | n (%); bN = 215 | ||
Age (in years) | |||
18-30 | 85 (21.7) | 48 (22.4) | 0.80 |
31-50 | 149 (38.0) | 91 (42.5) | 0.22 |
≥51 | 158 (40.3) | 75 (35.0) | 0.23 |
Education | |||
Secondary school or less | 155 (39.4) | 100 (46.5) | 0.08 |
Post-secondary school certificate | 78 (19.8) | 56 (26.8) | 0.05 |
University student/graduate | 124 (31.6) | 36 (16.7) | <0.001 |
Post-graduate | 36 (9.2) | 17 (8.1) | 0.67 |
BMI kg/m 2 ** | N = 319 | N = 188 | |
Underweight <18.5 | 9 (2.8) | 6 (3.2) | 0.82 |
Healthy 18.5-24.9 | 157 (49.2) | 85 (45.2) | 0.36 |
Overweight 25.0-29.9 | 77 (24.1) | 57 (30.3) | 0.11 |
Obese 30.0-39.9 | 68 (21.3) | 38 (20.2) | 0.75 |
Severely obese >40 | 8 (2.5) | 2 (1.1) | 0.26 |
Smoking status | |||
Current | 71 (18.0) | 53 (24.8) | 0.05 |
Never | 273 (69.3) | 100 (46.7) | <0.001 |
Former | 50 (12.7) | 61 (28.5) | <0.001 |
Medical conditions | |||
Yes | 212 (54.2) | 126 (58.9) | 0.27 |
Medications | |||
Yes | 271 (68.8) | 144 (68.6) | 0.96 |
Health care professional(s) (HCP) visited in the last 12 months | |||
Doctor | 369 (93.7) | 189 (88.3) | 0.02 |
Pharmacist | 296 (75.1) | 106 (49.5) | <0.001 |
Dentist | 219 (55.6) | 134 (62.6) | 0.09 |
Optometrist | 138 (35.0) | 64 (29.9) | 0.20 |
Dietitian | 29 (7.4) | 4 (18.7) | 0.004 |
Physiotherapist | 69 (17.5) | 15 (7.0) | <0.001 |
cOther | 163 (41.4) | 42 (19.6) | <0.001 |
Most visited HCP in the last 12 months | |||
Doctor | 226 (58.1) | 125 (59.2) | 0.786 |
Pharmacist | 78 (20.1) | 44 (20.9) | 0.816 |
dOther | 83 (21.3) | 42 (19.9) | 0.680 |
Previously attempted to lose weight | |||
Yes | 281 (71.1) | 155 (72.1) | 0.803 |