Effectiveness of a Home-Based Postal and Telephone Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Program for Seniors

Table 1

Demographic profile of PANS participants and controls.

Variable	Control group (𝑛=134)	Intervention group (𝑛=114)
Age: mean (SD) years	72.74 (2.89)	72.19 (3.35)
Height: mean (SD) m	1.64 (0.10)	1.63 (0.10)
Weight: mean (SD) kg	72.43 (13.25)	75.70 (16.63)
Body Mass Index: mean (SD) kg/m^2	27.00 (4.50)	28.37 (5.94)
Gender: male	48 (36%)	38 (33%)
Relationship status: with partner	89 (66%)	72 (63%)
Country of birth: Australia	89 (66%)	80 (70%)
Education: primary school	14 (10%)	10 (9%)
secondary/high school	80 (60%)	63 (55%)
tertiary/college	40 (30%)	41 (36%)