Table 2 Baseline characteristics by healthy lifestyle index (HLI) quintiles a
| Â | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Mode | ||||||
 THC | 599 (38.5) | 1,079 (39.6) |  | 481 (30.6) | 504 (29.8) | 3,339 (35.6)* |
 GBP | 958 (61.5) | 1,647 (60.4) |  | 1,089 (69.4) | 1,190 (70.2) | 6,033 (64.4) |
Employment status | ||||||
 Employed | 937 (63.4) | 1,503 (57.7) | 912 (52.2) | 756 (50.5) | 739 (45.5) | 4,847 (54.1)* |
 Home duties | 93 (6.3) | 135 (5.2) | 89 (5.1) | 56 (3.7) | 55 (3.4) | 428 (4.8) |
 Retired | 164 (11.1) | 576 (22.1) | 536 (30.7) | 533 (35.6) | 688 (42.3) | 2,497 (27.9) |
 Not working | 163 (11.0) | 220 (8.4) | 103 (5.9) | 81 (5.4) | 60 (3.7) | 627 (7.0) |
 Other | 120 (8.1) | 171 (6.6) | 108 (6.2) | 72 (4.8) | 83 (5.1) | 554 (6.2) |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 1,091 (70.6) | 2,017 (74.5) | 1,451 (79.8) | 1,275 (81.7) | 1,372 (81.4) | 7,206 (77.3)* |
 Male | 455 (29.4) | 691 (25.5) | 368 (20.2) | 285 (18.3) | 313 (18.6) | 2,112 (22.7) |
 Age bracket | ||||||
 < 45 years | 459 (29.6) | 457 (16.8) | 211 (11.6) | 132 (8.4) | 103 (6.1) | 1,362 (14.6)* |
 45 or older | 1,092 (70.4) | 2,262 (83.2) | 1,612 (88.4) | 1,435 (91.6) | 1,588 (93.9) | 7,989 (85.4) |
First Nations People | ||||||
 No | 1,417 (91.0) | 2,611 (95.8) | 1,760 (96.4) | 1,540 (98.1) | 1,657 (97.8) | 8,985 (95.9)* |
 Yes | 140 (9.0) | 115 (4.2) | 65 (3.6) | 30 (1.9) | 37 (2.2) | 387 (4.1) |
Educational attainment | ||||||
 Primary education | 55 (3.6) | 102 (3.8) | 62 (3.5) | 44 (2.9) | 49 (3.0) | 312 (3.4)* |
 Secondary education | 499 (32.8) | 812 (30.3) | 548 (30.6) | 437 (28.4) | 464 (28.1) | 2,760 (30.1) |
 Certificate/diploma | 647 (42.5) | 973 (36.3) | 621 (34.7) | 524 (34.1) | 561 (33.9) | 3,326 (36.2) |
 Bachelor/postgraduate | 300 (19.7) | 754 (28.1) | 536 (30.0) | 499 (32.5) | 554 (33.5) | 2,643 (28.8) |
 Other | 21 (1.4) | 40 (1.5) | 22 (1.2) | 33 (2.1) | 25 (1.5) | 141 (1.5) |
CALD | ||||||
 No | 1,513 (97.2) | 2,637 (96.7) | 1,776 (97.3) | 1,516 (96.6) | 1,654 (97.6) | 9,096 (97.1) |
 Yes | 44 (2.8) | 89 (3.3) | 49 (2.7) | 54 (3.4) | 40 (2.4) | 276 (2.9) |
IRSAD quintile | ||||||
 Quintile 1 (most advantaged) | 245 (15.8) | 371 (13.6) | 231 (12.7) | 182 (11.6) | 189 (11.2) | 1,218 (13.0)* |
 Quintile 2 | 320 (20.6) | 497 (18.2) | 265 (14.5) | 222 (14.1) | 221 (13.1) | 1,525 (16.3) |
 Quintile 3 | 367 (23.6) | 587 (21.5) | 434 (23.8) | 349 (22.2) | 399 (23.6) | 2,136 (22.8) |
 Quintile 4 | 316 (20.3) | 607 (22.3) | 406 (22.3) | 355 (22.6) | 406 (24.0) | 2,090 (22.3) |
 Quintile 5 (most disadvantaged) | 307 (19.7) | 664 (24.4) | 486 (26.7) | 461 (29.4) | 477 (28.2) | 2,395 (25.6) |
General health | ||||||
 Fair/poor | 928 (60.8) | 1,231 (45.8) | 665 (36.7) | 496 (31.9) | 356 (21.1) | 3,676 (39.7)* |
 Excellent/good | 598 (39.2) | 1,459 (54.2) | 1,145 (63.3) | 1,057 (68.1) | 1,328 (78.9) | 5,587 (60.3) |
Frequent mental distressb | ||||||
 No | 967 (66.0) | 1,840 (72.0) | 1,302 (76.8) | 1,179 (80.9) | 1,358 (84.5) | 6,646 (75.7)* |
 Yes | 499 (34.0) | 716 (28.0) | 393 (23.2) | 279 (19.1) | 249 (15.5) | 2,136 (24.3) |
Frequent unhealthy daysb | ||||||
 No | 691 (49.0) | 1,333 (54.5) | 1,011 (61.5) | 898 (64.6) | 1,112 (71.5) | 5,045 (59.7)* |
 Yes | 720 (51.0) | 1,115 (45.5) | 633 (38.5) | 492 (35.4) | 443 (28.5) | 3,403 (40.3) |