Characteristic | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | Design based degrees of freedom | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 546) | (n = 461) | (n = 299) | p-value | |||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | Test statistic | |||
Age (yrs) | 5.4 | (4.5, 49) | >0.001 | |||
18 – 24 | 47 (8.6) | 18 (3.9) | 11 (3.7) | |||
25 – 44 | 162 (30) | 117 (25) | 71 (24) | |||
45 - 64 | 169 (31) | 172 (37) | 122 (41) | |||
≥ 65 | 168 (31) | 154 (33) | 95 (32) | |||
n(%) female | 378 (69) | 233 (51) | 186 (62) | 11 | (1.6, 18) | 0.001 |
n(%) Caucasian | 473 (87) | 403 (87) | 247 (83) | 1.5 | (1.8, 20) | 0.2 |
Number of times previously seen GP in last 12 months | 4.5 | (3.5, 38) | 0.007 | |||
0 – 3 | 268 (52) | 203 (47) | 90 (34) | |||
4 – 6 | 139 (27) | 119 (28) | 81 (31) | |||
7 – 10 | 51 (9.9) | 54 (13) | 36 (14) | |||
≥ 10 | 58 (11) | 43 (13) | 57 (22) | |||
Level of education (n = 1197) a | 1.7 | (3.4, 38) | 0.2 | |||
Completed HSC and below | 212 (42) | 196 (45) | 136 (48) | |||
TAFE or Diploma | 87 (17) | 66 (15) | 53 (19) | |||
University | 165 (32) | 134 (31) | 67 (24) | |||
Postgraduate | 42 (8.1) | 27 (6.2) | 12 (4.3) | |||
n(%) insufficient level of physical activity | 230 (42) | 212 (46) | 188 (63) | 22 | (1.5, 16) | >0.001 |
n(%) smokers | 57 (10) | 49 (11) | 33 (11) | 0.03 | (1.8, 19) | 0.9 |
n(%) PHQ >10 | 70 (13) | 57 (12) | 69 (23) | 9.9 | (1.6, 18) | 0.002 |
n(%) with heart disease | 47 (8.6) | 54 (12) | 38 (13) | 2.8 | (1.7, 18) | 0.1 |
n(%) with chronic pain | 33 (6.0) | 35 (7.6) | 49 (16) | 24 | (1.7, 19) | >0.001 |
n(%) with high blood pressure | 112 (21) | 162 (35) | 154 (52) | 50 | (1.7, 19) | >0.001 |
n(%) with high cholesterol | 87 (16) | 133 (29) | 95 (32) | 19 | (1.9, 21) | >0.001 |
n(%) with type 2 diabetes | 18 (3.3) | 26 (5.6) | 50 (17) | 16 | (2.0, 22) | >0.001 |