Table 1 Participant characteristics by intervention preference
| Â | Overall sample (n = 1261) | Face-to-face (n = 412; 36%) | Group (n = 499; 44%) | Print (n = 122; 11%) | Web (n = 104; 9%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||||
Married/defacto (%) | 73 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 69 | 0.06 |
Age | 52.79 (16.31) | 50.65 (15.94) | 51.55 (16.21) | 58.20 (14.81) | 48.71 (15.04) | 0.01 |
Male (%) | 50 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 61 | 0.01 |
Further education (%) | 53 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 63 | 0.06 |
Working Full-time (%) | 66 | 64 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 0.62 |
Work hours | 7.96 (2.48) | 8.15 (2.37) | 7.85 (2.61) | 8.12 (2.66) | 7.57 (2.25) | 0.24 |
Children < 18 (%) | 35 | 35 | 40 | 21 | 41 | 0.01 |
Location (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
City | 52 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 0.22 |
Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 22. | 23. | Â |
Rural area | 22 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 27 | Â |
Health | ||||||
BMI | 30.03 (14.67) | 31.13 (16.07) | 29.30 (15.05) | 28.23 (8.93) | 28.51 (10.15) | 0.09 |
Overweight%) | 36 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 0.01 |
Obese (%) | 30 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 24 | Â |
Chronic illness (%) | 46 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 51 | 0.01 |
Behaviour | ||||||
Sufficient Physical activity (%) | 57 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 0.29 |
Hours sitting at work | 3.64 (3.09) | 3.68 (3.03) | 3.43 (3.08) | 3.72 (3.11) | 4.12 (3.39) | 0.36 |
Sufficient fruit intake (%) | 58 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 0.35 |
Sufficient vegetable intake (%) | 18 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 0.48 |
Current smoker (%) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 0.63 |
Mediated contact with family and friends (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
Often | 77 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 65 | Â |
Sometimes | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 31 | Â |
Rarely-Never | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Â |
Internet access and use | ||||||
home internet access (%) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 97 | 0.38 |
Social media use (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
Every day –most days | 20 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 24 |  |
Never | 66 | 57 | 63 | 78 | 55 | Â |
Internet hours (personal use/last week) | 6.60 (7.69) | 7.29 (8.16) | 6.03 (7.35) | 5.38 (6.97) | 8.98 (8.21) | 0.01 |