Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, health-related characteristics and physical activity level of the respondents stratified by gender (n = 1845)
|  | Female (n = 1089) | Male (n = 756) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Age (Mean [SD]) | 63.3 | 2.17 | 63.0 | 2.25 | <.05 |
| Â | n | (%)a | n | (%)a | Â |
Highest Educational Qualification | Â | Â | Â | Â | .001 |
 School only (up to 12 years) | 582 | (54) | 272 | (36) |  |
 Certificate/Diploma | 247 | (23) | 265 | (35) |  |
 University degree | 252 | (23) | 219 | (29) |  |
Employment Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | .001 |
 Full time paid | 196 | (20) | 308 | (44) |  |
 Part time/Casual paid | 212 | (22) | 116 | (16) |  |
 Not in paid work | 164 | (17) | 36 | (5) |  |
 Retired | 403 | (41) | 246 | (35) |  |
Gross Annual Household Income (AUD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .001 |
 <41,600 | 419 | (49) | 223 | (32) |  |
 41,600–72,799 | 237 | (28) | 217 | (31) |  |
 72,800–129,999 | 135 | (16) | 163 | (24) |  |
 ≥130,000 | 69 | (8) | 88 | (13) |  |
Living arrangements | Â | Â | Â | Â | .01 |
 Living alone | 287 | (30) | 176 | (25) |  |
 Living with partner | 572 | (59) | 397 | (57) |  |
 Living with partner and children | 109 | (11) | 121 | (17) |  |
  Health related characteristics and physical activity | n | (%)a | N | (%)a |  |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â | Â | .53 |
 Excellent/Very good | 490 | (45) | 311 | (42) |  |
 Good | 468 | (43) | 328 | (45) |  |
Fair/Poor | 131 | (12) | 94 | (13) | Â |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 <25 | 453 | (42) | 234 | (31) |  |
 ≥25–29.9 | 399 | (37) | 363 | (48) |  |
 ≥30 | 217 | (20) | 159 | (21) |  |
Psychological Distress | Â | Â | Â | Â | .87 |
 No distress | 989 | (93) | 695 | (93) |  |
 Distress | 69 | (7) | 50 | (7) |  |
Physical activity level | Â | Â | Â | Â | .21 |
 None | 134 | (13) | 104 | (14) |  |
 Some | 231 | (22) | 137 | (19) |  |
 Meeting guidelinesb | 672 | (65) | 481 | (67) |  |