Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants, AusDiab study, 1999–2000, (N = 2023)
Baseline characteristics | Means (SD) or Percentages |
|---|---|
Age, years | 49.8 (10.2) |
Gender, % Women | 54.5 |
Education | |
 % High school or less | 33.1 |
 % Technical or vocation | 43.1 |
 % Bachelor’s degree or more | 23.8 |
Employment status | |
 % Working | 74.3 |
 % Not working | 25.1 |
 % Others | 0.6 |
Weekly household income | |
 % Less than $600 | 27.4 |
 % $600–1500 | 48.0 |
 % > $1500 | 24.7 |
Marital status, % couple | 86.1 |
Children in household, % yes | 48.3 |
Cardio-metabolic risk markers | |
 WC (cm) | 88.7 (13.1) |
 Weight (kg) | 75.5 (15.4) |
 SBP (mmHg) | 127.0 (16.7) |
 DBP (mmHg) | 70.4 (11.3) |
 FPG (mg/dL) | 98.7 (17.6) |
 2-h PG (mg/dL) | 107.3 (35.6) |
 HDL-C (mg/dL) | 55.9 (14.6) |
 TG (mg/dL) | 127.8 (87.4) |
Total physical activity (hours/week) | 5.0 (6.1) |
 Walking (hours/week) | 2.1 (2.7) |
 Moderate-intensity physical activity (hours/week) | 1.0 (2.7) |
 Vigorous-intensity physical activity (hours/week) | 0.9 (2.0) |
Medication use (reported at least at one wave) | |
 For hypertension, % yes | 32.1 |
 For type 2 diabetes (including insulin), % yes | 4.8 |
 For high cholesterol, % yes | 23.5 |
Family history of diabetes (pooled across waves), % yes | 29.0 |
Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (2011 Census) | 1021.4 (58.6) |