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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Ergon. 2015 Nov 2;53(Pt A):169–180. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2015.09.011

Table 3.

Health Parameters 2008–2013

2008 2013 2008–2013
Blood Pressure Normal % (N) 23.2% (46) 10.7% (35) 21.4% (9)
Mean systolic/diastolic 111.59/73.52 112.11/69.03 112.0/66.0
SD 7.416/6.069 5.092/5.399 7.55/3.464
Prehypertension % (N) 52% (103) 34.7% (113)* 61.9% (26)
Mean systolic/diastolic 125.77/81.27 129.93/78.76 129.15/76.92
SD 6.82/4.705 5.373/6.87 6.581/6.576
Hypertension % (N) 24.7% (49) 54.6% (178)* 16.7% (7)
Mean systolic/diastolic 133.84/92.92 151.21/88.01 149.13/88.71
SD 8.973/5.431 12.272/11.461 7.964/10.183
BMI Underweight % (N) 0 0.3% (1) 0
Mean BMI
SD
Normal Weight % (N) 9.6% (19) 15.2% (49)* 9.5% (4)
Mean BMI 23.12 23.22 24.55
SD 1.53 1.55 1.02
Overweight % (N) 35.4% (70) 36.2% (117) 47.6(20)
Mean BMI 27.79 27.93 28.19
SD 1.38 1.38 2.54
Obese % (N) 54.5% (108) 48.3% (156) 42.9% (18)
Mean BMI 34.99 32.55 33.53
SD 4.57 5.24 6.57
Body Fat % Well Below Average Risk % (N) 13.1% (26) 10.9% (28) 11.1% (3)
Below Average Risk % (N) 15.2% (30) 10.5% (27) 25.9% (7)
Average Risk % (N) 23.2% (46) 23.6% (61) 18.5% (5)
Above Average Risk % (N) 24.2% (48) 28.7% (74) 22.2% (6)
Well Above Average Risk % (N) 16.7% (33) 26.4% (68) 22.2% (6)
a

2013 Participants taking part in all testing procedures from 2008–2013. Comparison is with 2008 baseline.

*

p<0.05

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Body Fat percentage category values vary by age and gender Means and Standard Deviation not reported because of wide variance in age and gender appropriate values.