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Table 2 Prevalence of socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics for being overweight or obese based on BMI and PBF by gender

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

 

BMI (kg/m2)

PBF (%)

 

Women

Men

Women

Men

Variable

Controls*

Cases+

Controls*

Cases+

Controls*

Cases+

Controls*

Cases+

 

(N = 207)

(N = 204)

(N = 81)

(N = 219)

(N = 207)

(N = 204)

(N = 49)

(N = 251)

Age group

        

 40–49

126 (59.4)

94 (47.2)

34 (42)

107 (42)

132 (63.8)

88 (43.1)

25 (51)

116 (46.2)

 50–59

69 (32.6)

79 (39.7)

31 (38.3)

80 (38.3)

67 (32.4)

81 (39.7)

17 (34.7)

94 (37.5)

  ≥ 60

17 (8)

26 (13.1)

16 (19.8)

32 (19.8)

8 (3.9)

35 (17.2)

7 (14.3)

41 (16.3)

 

p = 0.01

p = 0.21

p < 0.0001

p = 0.55

Marital status

        

 Unmarried

5 (2.4)

5 (2.6)

3 (3.8)

5 (2.3)

5 (2.5)

5 (2.5)

1 (2)

7 (2.9)

 Married

191 (92.3)

176 (90.7)

74 (92.5)

203 (94.4)

187 (92.6)

180 (90.5)

45 (91.8)

232 (94.3)

 Divorced/Widow/Widower

11 (5.3)

13 (6.7)

3 (3.8)

7 (3.3)

10 (5)

14 (7)

3 (6.1)

7 (2.9)

 

p = 0.67

p = 0.79

p = 0.48

p = 0.29

Educational level

        

 Low

89 (42)

111 (55.8)

36 (44.4)

93 (42.5)

89 (43)

111 (54.4)

23 (46.9)

106 (42.2)

 Middle

110 (51.9)

81 (40.7)

40 (49.4)

96 (43.8)

104 (50.2)

87 (42.7)

22 (44.9)

114 (45.4)

 High

13 (6.1)

7 (3.5)

5 (6.2)

30 (13.7)

14 (6.8)

6 (2.9)

4 (8.2)

31 (12.4)

 

p = 0.005

p = 0.28

 

p = 0.01

p = 0.40

Income (US$/Month)

        

  < 2,000

12 (6.6)

9 (5.1)

4 (5)

14 (6.9)

11 (6.1)

10 (5.6)

2 (4.1)

16 (6.8)

 2,000-3,000

8 (4.4)

10 (5.6)

5 (6.3)

12 (5.9)

7 (3.9)

11 (6.2)

2 (4.1)

15 (6.4)

  ≥ 3,000

162 (89)

159 (89.3)

71 (88.8)

178 (87.3)

163 (90.1)

158 (88.3)

45 (91.8)

204 (86.8)

 

p = 0.73

p = 0.63

p = 0.81

p = 0.35

Smoking

        

 Non-smoker

207 (97.6)

189 (95)

25 (30.9)

61 (27.9)

202 (97.6)

194 (95.1)

15 (30.6)

71 (28.3)

 Smoker

5 (2.4)

10 (5)

56 (69.1)

158 (72.2)

5 (2.4)

10 (4.9)

34 (69.4)

180 (71.7)

 

p = 0.24

p = 0.71

p = 0.28

p = 0.88

Alcohol consumption

        

 Non-drinking

151 (71.2)

133 (66.8)

14 (17.3)

40 (18.3)

146 (70.5)

138 (67.7)

10 (20.4)

44 (17.5)

 Drinking

61 (28.8)

66 (33.2)

67 (82.7)

179 (81.7)

61 (29.5)

66 (32.4)

39 (79.6)

207 (82.5)

 

p = 0.39

 

p = 0.98

p = 0.60

p = 0.78

Working hours

        

  < 9 h/day

193 (93.7)

169 (86.7)

47 (58.8)

146 (67.6)

189 (93.6)

173 (86.9)

29 (60.4)

164 (66.1)

  ≥ 9 h/day

13 (6.3)

26 (13.3)

33 (41.3)

70 (32.4)

13 (6.4)

26 (13.1)

19 (39.6)

84 (33.9)

 

p = 0.03

p = 0.20

p = 0.04

p = 0.55

Occupational sitting time

        

  < 4 h/day

152 (71.7)

132 (66.3)

28 (34.6)

74 (33.8)

149 (72)

135 (66.2)

14 (28.6)

88 (35.1)

  ≥ 4 h/day

60 (28.3)

67 (33.7)

53 (65.4)

145 (66.2)

58 (28)

69 (33.8)

35 (71.4)

163 (64.9)

 

p = 0.28

p = 1.00

p = 0.24

p = 0.48

Regular exercise

        

 No

89 (42.4)

73 (36.9)

34 (42.5)

84 (38.7)

79 (38.5)

83 (40.9)

19 (38.8)

99 (39.9)

 Yes

121 (57.6)

125 (63.1)

46 (57.5)

133 (61.3)

126 (61.5)

120 (59.1)

30 (61.2)

149 (60.1)

 

p = 0.30

p = 0.65

p = 0.70

p = 1.00

Sleeping hours

        

  > 9 h/day

135 (65.5)

146 (75.7)

59 (72.8)

157 (72)

132 (65.4)

149 (75.6)

35 (71.4)

181 (72.4)

    9 h/day

71 (34.5)

47 (24.4)

22 (27.2)

61 (28)

70 (34.7)

48 (24.4)

14 (28.6)

69 (27.6)

 

p = 0.04

p = 1.00

p = 0.03

p = 1.00

  1. *Controls. BMI: Body mass index (Cut-off limits of overweight: BMI (kg/m2) <25, PBF: Percent body fat (Cut-off limits of overweight: men’s BF (%) < 20; women’s BF (%) < 30)
  2. +Cases. BMI: Body mass index (Cut-off limits of overweight: BMI (kg/m2) ≥25, PBF: Percent body fat (Cut-off limits of overweight: men’s BF (%) ≥ 20; women’s BF (%) ≥ 3
  3. Working hours, occupational sitting time and Sleeping time were dichotomized at the median