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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 117,274)

From: A global, cross cultural study examining the relationship between employee health risk status and work performance metrics

Variablea

Developing

N = 30,104

Developed

N = 87,170

Number of countries, N

88

32

Age (years), Mean, (SD)

33.3 (9.0)

40.5 (10.6)

Male

60.7

59.0

Marital Status (Married/partner)

57.6

69.4

Have dependents

45.8

52.3

BMI obeseb

15.2

24.3

Heart disease risk factorsc

15.1

14.7

Anxiety or depression

18.8

14.2

One day or less sick days taken

85.3

86.2

One or less health risk factors

17.9

27.3

Size of countries

  < 10

40

0

 10–100

21

8

 101–1000

18

15

 1001–10,000

7

6

 10,001–25,000

1

3

  1. a % unless otherwise stated
  2. b BMI (Body mass index, kg/m2) score of ≥30
  3. c Have high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol