Table 1 Participant Characteristics (n = 634)
Demographic, biomedical characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
Data presented as mean ± SD | ||
Age (yr) | 45 ± 15 | |
Gender | Female | 397 |
Ethnicity | Aboriginal | 454 |
Torres Strait Islander | 125 (19.7) | |
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 55 (8.7) | |
Region From | Top End – NT | 147 (25) |
Central Australia – NT | 137 (23.3) | |
Queensland (Northern and Torres Strait) | 174 (29.6) | |
Western Australia (Kimberley and Gold Fields) | 130 (22.1) | |
Number of Indigenous Grandparents | 1 | 32 (5.4) |
2 | 103 (17.4) | |
3 | 73 (12.3) | |
4 | 385 (64.9) | |
Current Smoker | 262 (42) | |
Currently Treated with Beta Blockers | 36 (5.5) | |
Heart Rate (beats per min) | 74 ± 13 | |
HbA1c (%) | 6.7 ± 2 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.9 ± 7.2 | |
Waist (cm) | 100 ± 16 | |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 118 ± 18 | |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 74 ± 10 | |
mGFRa (mls/min/1.73 m2) | 103 (82, 121) | |
mGFR stratum (mls/min/1.73 m2) | >90 | 396 (67.2) |
60–89 | 115 (19.5) | |
30–59 | 52 (8.8) | |
<30 | 26 (4.4) | |
Albuminuria | Normoalbuminuria | 353 (58.9) |
Microalbuminuria | 111 (18.5) | |
Macroalbuminuria | 135 (22.5) | |
Socioeconomic characteristics | ||
Data presented as n (%) or median (range) | ||
Times Moved in Last Five Years | 0 | 311 (51.7) |
1–5 | 263 (43.8) | |
6+ | 27 (4.5) | |
Time in Current Location (years) | 5 (0–50) | |
Usual Number of Occupants | 4 (0–33) | |
Number of Occupants Aged Under 15 Years | 1 (0–18) | |
Number of Occupants per Bedroom | 1.4 (0–16) | |
Number of Bedrooms in House | 1 | 51 (8.2) |
2 | 98 (15.8) | |
3 | 299 (48) | |
4 | 130 (20.9) | |
5 | 44 (7.1) | |
Housing Tenure | Own/Being Purchased | 90 (14.4) |
Rent or Other Tenure | 537 (85.6) | |
Landlord Type | Government/state/territory housing authority | 207 (33.5) |
Employer | 16 (2.6) | |
Indigenous housing organization | 186 (30.2) | |
Private | 13 (2.1) | |
Other | 71 (11.5) | |
Not applicable | 124 (20.1) | |
Highest Level of School Completed | Primary school or never went | 83 (13.4) |
Year 7–9 | 142 (22.9) | |
Year 10 or equivalent | 249 (40.2) | |
Year 12 or equivalent | 146 (23.5) | |
Highest Qualification | No post-school qualification | 289 (45.6) |
Trade/certificate/apprentice | 293 (46.2) | |
University degree or higher | 36 (5.7) | |
Not Reported | 16 (2.5) | |
Employment | Fully employed | 221 (34.9) |
Not fully employed and has worked | 331 (52.2) | |
Not fully employed and has never worked | 30 (4.7) | |
Not Reported | 52 (8.2) | |
Main Income Source | Salary/wages | 334 (57.4) |
Other | 248 (42.6) | |
Equivalised income (per week) | $1–199 | 66 (10.4) |
$200–499 | 182 (28.7) | |
$500+ | 122 (19.2) | |
Not Reported | 264 (41.6) | |