Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the final eligible sub-sample included in this analysis compared to the excluded READI sample
|  | Included eligible sub-sample (n = 1264) | Excluded READI sub-sample (n = 3085) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Depression (CES-D), mean (SD) | 7.9 (5.4) | 8.5 (5.6) | <.0001 |
High risk for depression (CES-D ≥ 10), % (n) | 32.3 (408) | 38.6 (1167) | <.001 |
Total healthy eating self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 44.8 (10.9) | 44.2 (11.3) | .072 |
Age, mean (SD) | 36.8 (7.5) | 33.5 (8.2) | <.0001 |
Highest education level, % (n) | |||
 Low (less than high school) | 22.6 (285) | 21.9 (661) | .001 |
 Medium (high school/trade/diploma) | 47.7 (600) | 53.5 (1616) | |
 High (tertiary) | 29.7 (374) | 24.7 (746) | |
Born in Australia, % (n) | 91.9 (1162) | 87.7 (2689) | <.0001 |
Employment status, % (n) | |||
 Full-time | 36.2 (451) | 38.9 (1162) | <.0001 |
 Part-time | 34.1 (425) | 27.5 (820) | |
 Not currently employed | 29.6 (369) | 33.6 (1003) | |
Relationship status, % (n) | |||
 Married/de facto | 71.4 (902) | 63.0 (1927) | <.0001 |
 Separated/ divorced/ widowed | 7.8 (99) | 8.9 (271) | |
 Never married | 20.7 (262) | 28.1 (861) | |
Area of residence, % (n) | |||
 Urban | 41.1 (520) | 48.5 (1496) | <.0001 |
 Rural | 58.9 (744) | 51.5 (1589) | |
Smoking status, % (n) | |||
 Never smoked | 51.7 (654) | 49.6 (1530) | .001 |
 Former smoker | 27.1 (342) | 23.5 (724) | |
 Current smoker | 21.2 (268) | 26.9 (828) | |
BMI categoriseda, % (n) | |||
 Under/healthy weight | 53.8 (655) | 52.3 (1498) | .652 |
 Overweight | 25.1 (306) | 25.5 (731) | |
 Obese | 21.1 (257) | 22.2 (635) | |
Leisure time physical activity (total minutes per week), mean (SD) | 210.1 (269.7) | 211.8 (323.4) | .856 |