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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects by gendera

From: Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults

Variable

N (%), Mean ± SD

Women(N = 411)

Men(N = 300)

General characteristics

  

 Age group

  

  40–49

220(53.5)

141(47)

  50–59

123(37.5)

111(37)

   ≥ 60

57(17.4)

48(16)

 Marital status

  

  Unmarried

10(2.5)

8(2.7)

  Married

367(91.5)

277(93.9)

  Divorced/Widow/Widower

24(6.0)

10(3.4)

 Educational level

  

  Low

200(48.7)

129(43)

  Middle

191(46.5)

136(45.3)

  High

20(4.9)

35(11.7)

 Household income (US$/Month)

  

   < 2,000

21(5.8)

18(6.3)

  2,000–3,000

18(5)

17(6.0)

   ≥ 3,000

321(89.2)

249(87.7)

 Smoking

  

  Non-smoker

396(96.3)

86(28.7)

  Smoker

15(3.7)

214(71.3)

 Alcohol consumption

  

  Non-drinking

284(69.1)

54(18)

  Drinking

127(30.9)

246(82)

Anthropometric characteristics

  

 BMI(kg/m2)*

23.2 ± 2.9

24.5 ± 2.7

  Prevalence of overweight(%)+

102(24.8 %)

85(28.3 %)

  Prevalence of obesity(%)+

97 (23.6 %)

134(44.7 %)

 PBF(%)*

27.3 ± 5.3

23.9 ± 4.5

  Prevalence of overweight(%)+

156 (38.0 %)

115 (38.3 %)

  Prevalence of obesity(%)+

48 (11.7 %)

136(45.3 %)

 Lean body mass(kg)*

36.9 ± 3.5

48.9 ± 4.5

  1. *Values are Mean ± SD
  2. +Abbreviations. BMI: Body mass index (Cut-off limits of overweight: 23 ≤ BMI (kg/m2) < 25, Cut-off limits of obesity: BMI (kg/m2) ≥25), PBF: Percent body fat (Cut-off limits of overweight: 20 = <PBF (%) < 25 in men and 30 ≤ PBF (%) < 35 in women, Cut-off limits of obesity: men’s PBF (%) ≥ 25; women’s PBF (%) ≥ 35)
  3. aDifferences between sexes: *P < 0.05 obtained by students t-test, **P < 0.05 obtained by χ 2-test