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Demographic profile of the urban Indigenous Australian participants (n = 194) |
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| Total sample n = 194 |
Men n = 78 |
Women n = 116 |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
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| Reported Height (cm) |
169 (10) |
177 (9) |
164 (9) |
| Reported Weight (kg) |
81 (21) |
90 (18) |
74 (20) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
28 (6) |
29 (5) |
28 (7) |
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
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| Indigenous Status |
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| Aboriginal |
145 (75) |
56 (72) |
89 (77) |
| Torres Strait Islander |
18 (9) |
9 (12) |
9 (8) |
| Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander |
15 (8) |
7 (9) |
8 (7) |
| Other* |
16 (8) |
6 (8) |
10 (9) |
| Age |
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| 18 to 44 years |
136 (70) |
52 (67) |
84 (72) |
| 45 to 54 years |
58 (30) |
26 (33) |
32 (28) |
| Education |
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| less than 12 years |
58 (30.5) |
22 (29) |
36 (32) |
| ≥ HSC/Year 12 or equivalent |
132 (69.5) |
55 (71) |
77 (68) |
| Married |
100 (52) |
37 (48) |
60 (52) |
| Employed Fulltime |
139 (73) |
46 (59) |
93 (80) |
| Have children living at home |
100 (52) |
28 (36) |
74 (64) |
| Perceived activity level |
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| Much more/more active |
75 (39) |
35 (45) |
40 (34) |
| About the same |
119 (61) |
26 (33) |
38 (33) |
| Less/much less active |
55 (29) |
17 (22) |
38 (33) |
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Marshall et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:22 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-22 |
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