Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic, weight status and behaviour characteristics for Australian men and women aged 26–36 years
|  | Men (N = 492)a | Women (N = 664)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
Age (mean, SD) | 31.65 | (2.54) | 31.31 | (2.67) |
Education | ||||
 University | 212 | 43.1 | 352 | 53.0 |
 Vocational | 170 | 34.6 | 151 | 22.7 |
 School only | 110 | 22.4 | 161 | 24.3 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 159 | 32.3 | 188 | 28.3 |
 Married or living as married | 333 | 67.7 | 476 | 71.7 |
Parental status | ||||
 No children | 303 | 62.1 | 335 | 50.5 |
 Children | 185 | 37.9 | 329 | 49.6 |
Occupation | ||||
 Professional or manager | 295 | 61.6 | 345 | 52.9 |
 Non-manual | 37 | 7.7 | 169 | 25.9 |
 Manual | 130 | 27.1 | 22 | 3.4 |
 Not in the workforce | 17 | 3.6 | 116 | 17.8 |
Weight status | ||||
 Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 210 | 42.7 | 428 | 64.5 |
 Overweight (≥25–<30 kg/m2) | 212 | 43.1 | 156 | 23.5 |
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 70 | 14.2 | 80 | 12.1 |
Ate breakfast | ||||
 Yes | 337 | 70.5 | 515 | 79.2 |
 No | 141 | 29.5 | 135 | 20.8 |
Ate takeaway <2 times/week | ||||
 Yes | 311 | 64.5 | 542 | 83.0 |
 No | 171 | 35.5 | 111 | 17.0 |
Television viewing <2Â h/day | ||||
 Yes | 245 | 51.4 | 433 | 66.1 |
 No | 232 | 48.6 | 222 | 33.9 |
≥10,000 steps/day | ||||
 Yes | 155 | 34.6 | 198 | 32.8 |
 No | 293 | 65.4 | 405 | 67.2 |