Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the Busselton survey sample (n = 4,876)
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age at enrolment, median (interquartile range) [range] | 58.2 (53.2, 63.0) [45.4, 69.8] |
Sex | |
Male | 2,205 (45.2) |
Female | 2,671 (54.8) |
Marital status | |
Married or de-facto | 4,034 (82.7) |
Other | 842 (17.3) |
Income ($) | |
Prefer not to say, none of the above | 647 (13.3) |
≤20,0000 | 290 (5.9) |
20,001–40,000 | 800 (16.4) |
40,001–60,000 | 805 (16.5) |
60,001–80,000 | 640 (13.1) |
80,001–100,000 | 582 (11.9) |
≥100,001 | 1,112 (22.8) |
Highest level of education | |
Secondary school or lower | 2,452 (50.3) |
Other educational institution | 1,473 (30.2) |
University | 951 (19.5) |
Smoking | |
Never | 2,296 (47.1) |
Former | 2,099 (43.0) |
Current | 481 (9.9) |
Alcohol, excessive intake | |
No | 3,515 (72.1) |
Yes | 1,361 (27.9) |
Physical activity (min/wk) | |
<150 | 1,965 (40.3) |
≥150 | 2,911 (59.7) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | |
<25 | 1,302 (26.7) |
26–29 | 2,131 (43.7) |
≥30 | 1,443 (29.6) |
Self-rated level of health | |
Poor or fair | 423 (8.7) |
Good | 1,898 (38.9) |
Very good | 1,925 (39.5) |
Excellent | 630 (12.9) |
Long-standing illness | |
No | 3,730 (76.5) |
Yes | 1,146 (23.5) |
Family history of hypertension | |
No or don’t know | 2,253 (46.2) |
Yes | 2,623 (53.8) |
History of cardiovascular disease | |
No | 4,635 (95.1) |
Yes | 241 (4.9) |
Diabetes mellitus | |
No | 4,568 (93.7) |
Yes | 308 (6.3) |