Table 1: Health indicators, health behaviours and characteristics of study participants.
Health indicators, health Study participants behaviours and characteristics
% n/total
Female 92.8 361/389
Male 7.2 28/389
Average age 39.1 years (mean) 386/399
39 years (median)
Range (20-67)
BMI ≥ 25.00 (overweight or obese) 62.4 234/375
Smoking occasionally and daily 10.2 40/392
Fruit consumption of ≥2 serves per day 53.8 211/392
Vegetable consumption of ≥5 serves per day 9.9 39/392
Physical activity ≥150 min per week * 71.7 273/381
University or other tertiary degree 62.5 243/389
TAFE 20.1 78/389
English spoken at home 83.0 323/389
* The total minutes were calculated by adding minutes in the past week spent walking (continuously for at least 10 minutes), plus minutes doing moderate physical activity, plus two times the minutes doing vigorous physical activity.