Table 1 Characteristics of study participants according to BMI and sitting time
| Â | BMI Kg/m2 (%) | Sitting time hours a day (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | 15- < 23.6 | ≥23.6- < 26.2 | ≥26.2- < 29.4 | ≥29.4-≤50 | Unknown | 0- < 3 | 3- < 5 | 5- < 8 | 8+ | Unknown |
total | 56,275 | 54,765 | 57,130 | 57,205 | 1209 | 31,458 | 60,710 | 64,980 | 52,927 | 16,509 |
Male | 18,437 (33%) | 27,633 (50%) | 31,662 (55%) | 26,372 (46%) | 551 (46%) | 13,357 (42.5%) | 27,054 (44.6%) | 29,959 (46.1%) | 27,654 (52.3%) | 6631 (40.2%) |
Mean Age | 65.3 | 63.6 | 62.4 | 61.1 | 64.9 | 62.7 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 60.6 | 67.3 |
Education | ||||||||||
 University degree or higher | 5507 (30.5%) | 8255 (30.3%) | 7991 (25.6%) | 5196 (20.0%) | 124 (22.9%) | 2586 (19.7%) | 5302 (19.9%) | 7697 (26.0%) | 10,437 (38.2%) | 1051 (16.5%) |
Region of birth | ||||||||||
 Australia | 12,372 (67.1%) | 19,562 (70.8%) | 23,510 (74.3%) | 20,258 (76.8%) | 357 (64.8%) | 9779 (73.2%) | 19,907 (73.6%) | 21,901 (73.1%) | 19,725 (71.3%) | 4747 (71.6%) |
Smoking status | ||||||||||
 Current | 3187 (17.4) | 3480 (12.7%) | 3959 (12.6%) | 3847 (14.7%) | 74 (13.5%) | 1937 (14.6%) | 3807 (14.2%) | 3976 (13.4%) | 3746 (13.6%) | 1081 (16.4%) |
Alcohol consumption (drinks/week) | ||||||||||
 14 or more | 4467 (24.7%) | 7737 (28.4%) | 9565 (30.6%) | 7734 (29.8%) | 131 (24.8%) | 3882 (29.6%) | 7917 (29.7%) | 8534 (28.8%) | 7703 (28.1%) | 1598 (25.3%) |
Adherence to fruit and vegetable guidelines | ||||||||||
 No | 14,880 (82.1%) | 22,133 (81.2%) | 25,475 (81.6%) | 20,960 (80.7%) | 456 (83.4%) | 10,586 (80.4%) | 21,432 (80.2%) | 23,843 (80.6%) | 22,956 (84.1%) | 5087 (79.4%) |
Consumption of processed meat (servings/week) | ||||||||||
 2 or more | 6412 (34.8%) | 10,220 (37.0%) | 12,952 (40.9%) | 12,144 (46.1%) | 217 (39.4%) | 5105 (38.2%) | 10,722 (39.6%) | 12,239 (40.9%) | 11,569 (41.8%) | 2310 (34.8%) |
Intake of red meat (servings/week) | ||||||||||
 4 or more | 7162 (40.3%) | 11,248 (41.9%) | 13,770 (44.7%) | 12,164 (47.4%) | 227 (42.9%) | 5549 (42.8%) | 11,611 (44.1%) | 13,062 (44.7%) | 11,713 (43.4%) | 2636 (43.2%) |
Consumption of fibre (servings/week) | ||||||||||
 21 or more | 6369 (35.7%) | 8818 (32.7%) | 8894 (28.8%) | 6911 (26.9%) | 145 (27.1%) | 3902 (30.0%) | 8440 (32.0%) | 9331 (31.8%) | 7700 (28.5%) | 1764 (28.7%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | ||||||||||
 Yes | 1546 (8.4%) | 2681 (9.7%) | 3993 (12.6%) | 5956 (22.6%) | 134 (24.3%) | 1694 (12.7%) | 3627 (13.4%) | 4141 (13.8%) | 3578 (12.9%) | 1270 (19.2%) |
Aspirin Use | ||||||||||
 Yes | 4047 (21.9%) | 6340 (22.9%) | 7861 (24.8%) | 7326 (27.8%) | 157 (28.5%) | 3151 (23.6%) | 6828 (25.2%) | 7732 (25.8%) | 6185 (22.4%) | 1835 (27.7%) |
History of colorectal testing | ||||||||||
 Never | 8850 (49.3%) | 12,611 (46.7%) | 14,467 (46.6%) | 12,878 (49.9%) | 281 (52.0%) | 6432 (49.2%) | 12,653 (47.8%) | 13,452 (45.8%) | 13,296 (49.0%) | 3254 (51.7%) |
Parental history of CRC | ||||||||||
 Yes | 1821 (9.9%) | 2800 (10.1%) | 3280 (10.4%) | 2647 (10.0%) | 48 (8.7%) | 1327 (9.9%) | 2698 (10.0%) | 3131 (10.5%) | 2858 (10.3%) | 582 (8.8%) |