Table 1

Demographic profile of the urban Indigenous Australian participants (n = 194)


Total sample n = 194
Men n = 78
Women n = 116


Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
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 (%)
Indigenous Status



     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



     18 to 44 years
136 (70)
52 (67)
84 (72)
     45 to 54 years
58 (30)
26 (33)
32 (28)
Education



     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



     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)

* including South Sea Islander

Marshall et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:22   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-22