Table 1 Background characteristics of the study participants.
Variables | n | % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Body mass index (BMI) | ||
Underweight (< 18.50) | 5,355 | 2.68 (2.61–2.75) |
Healthy weight (18.50 to < 25.00) | 78,330 | 39.23 (39.01–39.44) |
Overweight (25.00 to < 30.00) | 68,358 | 34.23 (34.03–34.44) |
Obesity (≥ 30) | 47,632 | 23.85 (23.67–24.04) |
Age | ||
15–24 years | 34,365 | 17.21 (17.05–17.38) |
25–54 years | 100,079 | 50.12 (49.90–50.34) |
55–64 years | 29,344 | 14.70 (14.54–14.85) |
≥ 65 years | 35,887 | 17.97 (17.80–18.14) |
Gender | ||
Male | 93,455 | 46.80 (46.58–47.02) |
Female | 106,220 | 53.20 (52.98–53.42) |
Education | ||
Year 12 or below | 88,795 | 44.47 (44.25–44.69) |
Professional qualifications | 61,703 | 30.90 (30.70–31.10) |
University qualifications | 49,177 | 24.63 (24.44–24.82) |
Civil status | ||
Single | 46,335 | 23.21 (23.02–23.39) |
Married/living together | 118,494 | 59.34 (59.13–59.56) |
Divorced/Widow/Separated | 34,846 | 17.45 (17.29–17.62) |
Household income quintile | ||
Quintile 1 (lowest) | 39,935 | 20 (19.83–20.18) |
Quintile 2 | 39,935 | 20 (19.83–20.18) |
Quintile 3 | 39,935 | 20 (19.83–20.18) |
Quintile 4 | 39,935 | 20 (19.83–20.18) |
Quintile 5 (highest) | 39,935 | 20 (19.83–20.18) |
Labour force status | ||
Employed | 126,686 | 63.45 (63.23–63.66) |
Unemployed | 7,479 | 3.75 (3.66–3.83) |
Not in the labor force | 65,510 | 32.81 (32.60–33.01) |
Ethnicity | ||
Non-indigenous | 194,582 | 97.45 (97.38–97.52) |
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander | 5,093 | 2.55 (2.48–2.62) |
Geographic remoteness | ||
Major city urban areas | 129,473 | 64.84 (64.63–65.05) |
Major city rural areas | 2,256 | 1.13 (1.08–1.18) |
Regional city urban areas | 23,433 | 11.74 (11.60–11.88) |
Regional city rural areas | 44,513 | 22.29 (22.11–22.48) |
Smoking status | ||
Former/non-smoker | 162,937 | 81.60 (81.43–81.77) |
Current smoker | 36,738 | 18.40 (18.23–18.57) |
Alcohol consumption | ||
Former/non-drinker | 38,315 | 19.19 (19.02–19.36) |
Current drinker | 161,360 | 80.81 (80.64–80.98) |
