Table 1 Sociodemographic attributes, health-related and behavioural factors, and cardiometabolic risk variables of the sample according to gender
|  | Total sample (n = 3429) | Men (n = 1474) | Women (n = 1955) |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic attributes | |||
 Age (y) | 58 ± 10 | 58 ± 10 | 58 ± 10 |
 Parental history of diabetes, n (%) | 968 (28.2) | 385 (26.1) | 583 (29.8) |
 Education, n (%) | |||
  High school or less | 1082 (31.6) | 344 (23.3) | 738 (37.7) |
  Technical/vocational | 1488 (43.4) | 717 (48.6) | 771 (39.4) |
  Bachelor’s degree or higher | 859 (25.1) | 413 (28.0) | 446 (22.8) |
 Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
  Australia/New Zealand | 2725 (79.5) | 1151 (78.1) | 1574 (80.5) |
  Other English speaking | 411 (12.0) | 179 (12.1) | 232 (11.9) |
  Other | 293 (8.5) | 144 (9.8) | 149 (7.6) |
 Occupation, n (%) | |||
  Professional/managerial | 1180 (34.4) | 603 (40.9) | 577 (29.5) |
  Blue collar | 408 (11.9) | 319 (21.6) | 89 (4.6) |
  White collar/administrative | 693 (20.2) | 133 (9.0) | 560 (28.6) |
  Not currently working | 1148 (33.5) | 419 (28.4) | 729 (37.3) |
 Marital status, n (%) | |||
  Married or de facto | 2763 (80.6) | 1273 (86.4) | 1490 (76.2) |
  Not married or de facto | 666 (19.4) | 201 (13.6) | 465 (23.8) |
Health-related factors | |||
 Total physical activity time (h/day) | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.8 |
 Energy intake (kJ/day) | 7164 ± 2794 | 8349 ± 3042 | 6270 ± 2204 |
 Alcohol consumption, n (%) | |||
   ≤ 1 standard drinks/day | 1898 (55.4) | 621 (42.1) | 1277 (65.3) |
   > 1–2 standard drinks/day | 589 (17.2) | 261 (17.7) | 328 (16.8) |
   > 2 standard drinks/day | 942 (27.5) | 592 (40.2) | 350 (17.9) |
 Smoking status, n (%) | |||
  Current or ex-smoker | 1337 (39.9) | 656 (45.5) | 681 (35.6) |
  Non-smoker | 2017 (60.1) | 785 (54.5) | 1232 (64.4) |
Sitting time spent in specific contexts (h/day) | |||
 Occupational | 1.8 ± 2.3 | 2.3 ± 2.5 | 1.4 ± 2.0 |
 Transportation | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.7 |
 TV viewing | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 1.3 |
 Computer use | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 0.6 ± 1.0 |
 Other | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 1.7 ± 1.3 |
 Total | 6.8 ± 2.8 | 7.4 ± 2.9 | 6.4 ± 2.7 |
Cardiometabolic risk variables | |||
 2-h plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.8 ± 2.0 | 5.9 ± 2.1 | 5.7 ± 1.9 |
 Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.3 ± 0.7 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 5.2 ± 0.6 |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128 ± 18 | 132 ± 17 | 125 ± 18 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73 ± 11 | 75 ± 11 | 72 ± 11 |
 Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 0.7 |
 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.4 |
 LDL/HDL ratio (mmol/L) | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.7 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 ± 5.1 | 27.9 ± 4.3 | 27.4 ± 5.6 |
 Waist circumference (cm) | 93.7 ± 13.9 | 100.1 ± 11.9 | 88.9 ± 13.3 |
 Clustered cardiometabolic risk (z) | 0.0 ± 0.6 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | -0.3 ± 0.6 |