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Table 1 Demographic and main outcome comparison of all included participants at baseline with those remaining in the study at 1, 3 and 5 years

From: The health and wellbeing of Australian farmers: a longitudinal cohort study

 

Baseline

1 year

3 years

5 years

N = 1284

N = 782

N = 528

N = 460

Demographics

 Age (mean, SD)

48.3 (11.9)

50.7 (11.2)

51.8 (10.4)

53.9 (10.5)

 Gender, female (n, %)

733 (57 %)

460 (59 %)

317 (60 %)

274 (60 %)

 Married/defacto (n, %)

1019 (79 %)

628 (80.7 %)

435 (82.4 %)

373 (82.5 %)

 Completed highschool (n, %)

1000 (80.3 %)

619 (82.4 %)

435 (84.5 %)

376 (84.9 %)

 Financial hardship (n, %)*

289 (29 %)

191 (25 %)

116 (22 %)

102 (22.5 %)

 ARIA + (mean, SD)

4.47 (3.35)

4.34 (3.27)

4.44 (3.40)

4.26 (3.22)

Main Outcomes

 Self-Report Physical Health (mean, SD)*

3.45 (0.96)

3.24 (0.91)

3.24 (0.91)

3.27 (0.91)

 Self-Report Mental Health (mean, SD)

3.60 (0.99)

3.54 (0.93)

3.57 (0.93)

3.48 (0.97)

 Wellbeing Index (mean, SD)

0.06 (0.69)

0.03 (0.63)

0.06 (0.62)

0.01 (0.64)

  1. *p < 0.01 (ANOVA)