Baseline characteristics by overall lifestyle score category
| Characteristic | Lifestyle score (n, %) | ||
| Low risk (9-10) n=29 638 | Medium risk (6-8) n=74 794 | High risk (0–5) n=16 448 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 10 939 (17.2) | 39 152 (61.5) | 10 860 (17.1) |
| Female | 18 699 (29.5) | 35 642 (56.2) | 5 588 (8.8) |
| Age group | |||
| 60–64 | 9 749 (25.3) | 22 531 (58.4) | 5 200 (13.5) |
| 65–74 | 13 615 (24.9) | 32 379 (59.3) | 6 299 (11.5) |
| 75–84 | 5 651 (19.1) | 17 491 (59.2) | 4 166 (14.1) |
| 85+ | 623 (14.3) | 2 393 (55) | 783 (18) |
| Education status | |||
| Up to school or intermediate certificate | 11 240 (22) | 29 576 (57.8) | 6 918 (13.5) |
| Higher school to diploma | 12 147 (23.9) | 30 421 (59.9) | 6 373 (12.6) |
| Degree or higher | 5 799 (25.8) | 13 367 (59.5) | 2 800 (12.5) |
| Missing | 452 (16.7) | 1 430 (53) | 357 (13.2) |
| Remoteness | |||
| Major cities | 14 320 (22) | 38 392 (59.1) | 8 995 (13.8) |
| Other | 14 801 (24.7) | 35 086 (58.5) | 7 205 (12) |
| Missing | 517 (23.8) | 1 316 (60.6) | 248 (11.4) |
| SEIFA quintile | |||
| First (most disadvantaged) | 5 500 (19.6) | 16 392 (58.3) | 4 377 (15.6) |
| Second | 6 318 (22.8) | 16 232 (58.5) | 3 706 (13.4) |
| Third | 5 626 (24.1) | 13 815 (59.1) | 2 852 (12.2) |
| Fourth | 5 111 (25) | 12 035 (58.9) | 2 404 (11.8) |
| Fifth (least disadvantaged) | 6 275 (25.9) | 14 411 (59.4) | 2 739 (11.3) |
| Missing | 808 (25.2) | 1 909 (59.5) | 370 (11.5) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/defacto | 22 751 (24.5) | 55 174 (59.4) | 11 135 (12) |
| Single/divorced/ separated/widowed | 6 759 (20.2) | 19 166 (57.3) | 5 208 (15.6) |
| Missing | 128 (16.2) | 454 (57.6) | 105 (13.3) |
| Country of birth | |||
| Australia | 22 328 (24) | 54 550 (58.7) | 11 535 (12.4) |
| Other | 7 310 (21.3) | 20 244 (59.1) | 4 913 (14.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| 18.5–22.49 | 4 705 (28.9) | 9 047 (55.5) | 1 734 (10.6) |
| 22.5–24.99 | 7 081 (26.9) | 15 186 (57.7) | 2 862 (10.9) |
| 25.0–29.99 | 11 286 (23) | 29 561 (60.3) | 6 163 (12.6) |
| ≥ 30 | 4 719 (17.9) | 15 885 (60.3) | 4 513 (17.1) |
| Missing | 1 847 (20.3) | 5 115 (56.1) | 1 176 (12.9) |
| Physical impairment | |||
| No/mild impairment | 22 130 (27.6) | 47 750 (59.5) | 7 998 (10) |
| Moderate impairment | 2 940 (18.4) | 9 831 (61.5) | 2 590 (16.2) |
| Severe/very severe impairment | 1 540 (11) | 7 762 (55.2) | 3 859 (27.4) |
| Missing | 3 028 (18) | 9 451 (56) | 2 001 (11.9) |
| Self-report CVD at baseline | |||
| Yes | 6 223 (19.3) | 19 189 (59.4) | 221 (16.2) |
| No | 23 415 (24.7) | 55 605 (58.6) | 11 227 (11.8) |
| Self-reported diabetes at baseline | |||
| Yes | 2 518 (17) | 8 810 (59.4) | 2 613 (17.6) |
| No | 27 120 (24.2) | 65 984 (58.8) | 13 835 (12.3) |
| Self-reported depression at baseline | |||
| Yes | 2 989 (20.5) | 8 481 (58.1) | 2 490 (17.0) |
| No | 26 649 (23.7) | 66 313 (58.9) | 13 958 (12.4) |
BMI, Body mass index; CVD, Cardiovascular disease; SEIFA, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.