Table 1 T1 (baseline) socio-demographic characteristics of sample according to weight-control intention categories
T1 characteristics of women | Whole sample | T1 weight-control effort | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1,634) | Not doing anything in particular | Actively trying to avoid gaining | Actively trying to lose weight | p | |||||
|  | (n = 507) | (n = 488) | (n = 639) |  | |||||
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | Â |
Age (Mean [SD]) | 36.5 | (7.6) | 36.5 | (7.6) | 37.4 | (7.2) | 35.8 | (7.9) | .002 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .008 |
 Low (did not complete high school) | 364 | (22.3) | 131 | (25.8) | 99 | (20.3) | 134 | (21.0) |  |
 Medium (completed high school or equivalent) | 799 | (48.9) | 244 | (48.1) | 222 | (45.5) | 333 | (52.1) |  |
 High (completed tertiary education) | 471 | (28.8) | 132 | (26.0) | 167 | (32.2) | 172 | (26.9) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .029 |
 Married/de facto | 1160 | (71.0) | 356 | (70.2) | 354 | (72.7) | 450 | (70.4) |  |
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 137 | (8.4) | 54 | (10.7) | 43 | (8.8) | 40 | (6.3) |  |
 Never married | 336 | (20.6) | 97 | (19.1) | 90 | (18.5) | 149 | (23.3) |  |
Household income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .288 |
 Low ($0-$699/week) | 386 | (23.6) | 128 | (25.2) | 113 | (23.2) | 145 | (22.7) |  |
 Medium ($700-$1499/week) | 643 | (39.4) | 213 | (42.0) | 182 | (37.3) | 248 | (38.8) |  |
 High ($1500+/week) | 337 | (20.6) | 86 | (17.0) | 110 | (22.5) | 141 | (22.1) |  |
 Not disclosed | 268 | (16.4) | 80 | (15.8) | 83 | (17.0) | 105 | (16.4) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .549 |
 Working full-time | 589 | (36.5) | 172 | (34.5) | 177 | (36.6) | 240 | (38.0) |  |
 Working part-time | 554 | (34.3) | 168 | (33.7) | 173 | (35.8) | 213 | (33.7) |  |
 Currently not employed in paid work | 470 | (29.1) | 158 | (31.7) | 133 | (27.5) | 179 | (28.3) |  |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .013 |
 Australia | 1508 | (92.3) | 462 | (91.1) | 441 | (90.4) | 605 | (94.7) |  |
 Other | 126 | (7.7) | 45 | (8.9) | 47 | (9.6) | 34 | (5.3) |  |
Number of dependent children: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .080 |
 None | 559 | (34.5) | 165 | (32.9) | 152 | (31.4) | 242 | (38.2) |  |
 One | 285 | (17.6) | 90 | (18.0) | 81 | (16.7) | 114 | (18.0) |  |
 Two | 465 | (28.7) | 142 | (28.3) | 161 | (33.3) | 162 | (25.6) |  |
 Three or more | 309 | (19.1) | 104 | (20.8) | 90 | (18.6) | 115 | (18.2) |  |