Barriers and facilitators to weight management in overweight and obese women living in Australia with PCOS: a qualitative study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

	Mean (SD) or number of participants (%)
Age in years, all participants	36.1 (7.24)
Marital status
Married	5 (50%)
De facto	2 (20%)
Single	2 (20%)
Missing	1 (10%)^a
Employment
Employed full time	9 (90%)
Missing	1 (10%)^a
Ethnicity/race
European	5 (50%)
Asian	3 (30%)
Oceanic	1 (10%)
Missing	1 (10%)^a
Highest educational achievement
High school - Year 10	1 (10%)
Vocational college	2 (20%)
Bachelor Degree	5 (50%)
Postgraduate	1 (10%)
Missing	1 (10%)^a
Gross weekly income (annual income)
$600–799 ($31,200 - 41,599)	1 (10%)
$1000–1249 ($52,000 - 64,999)	3 (30%)
$1500–1999 ($78,000 - 103,999)	5 (50%)
Missing	1 (10%)^a
BMI, all participants	36.38 (SD 7.8)

BMI Body Mass Index
^aNine out of ten women contributed to the demographic data, while one did not return the survey despite repeated reminders to do so

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