Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of employees at Move'M worksites
Females (n=399) |
Males (n=348) |
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n | %a | n | %a | |
Age (yrs) | ||||
< 25 | 30 | 7.5 | 32 | 9.2 |
25 to 39 | 154 | 38.6 | 132 | 37.9 |
40 to 54 | 157 | 39.4 | 116 | 33.3 |
55+ | 58 | 14.5 | 67 | 19.3 |
Race | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 261 | 65.4 | 233 | 67.0 |
Hispanic | 32 | 8.0 | 28 | 8.1 |
Black or African American | 40 | 10.0 | 25 | 7.2 |
Asian | 37 | 9.3 | 36 | 10.3 |
Otherb | 27 | 6.8 | 22 | 6.3 |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 18 | 4.5 | 9 | 2.6 |
High school graduate or GED | 194 | 48.6 | 159 | 45.7 |
Technical college | 24 | 6.0 | 22 | 6.3 |
College | 105 | 26.3 | 127 | 36.5 |
Postgraduate or professional degree | 57 | 14.3 | 28 | 8.1 |
Household income | ||||
<$25,000 | 24 | 6.0 | 21 | 6.0 |
$25,000 to 49,000 | 108 | 27.1 | 62 | 17.8 |
$50,000 to 74,999 | 78 | 19.6 | 82 | 23.6 |
$75,000 to 100,000 | 73 | 18.3 | 45 | 12.9 |
>$100,000 | 65 | 16.3 | 82 | 23.6 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
<18.5 ("underweight") | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
18.5 to 24.99 ("normal") | 122 | 30.6 | 62 | 17.8 |
25 to 29.99 ("overweight") | 80 | 20.1 | 113 | 32.5 |
30+ ("obese") | 147 | 36.8 | 119 | 34.2 |
Daily servings fruits/vegetables | ||||
<1 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 2.0 |
1 to 2 | 167 | 41.9 | 194 | 55.8 |
3 to 4 | 164 | 41.1 | 107 | 30.8 |
5+ | 56 | 14.0 | 37 | 10.6 |
Soft drink/soda (diet or regular) consumption | ||||
Never | 91 | 22.8 | 41 | 11.8 |
Less than once a week | 96 | 24.1 | 60 | 17.2 |
About once a week | 40 | 10.0 | 36 | 10.3 |
2–5 times per week | 81 | 20.3 | 84 | 24.1 |
About once a day | 52 | 13.0 | 76 | 21.8 |
2 or more times per day | 38 | 9.5 | 48 | 13.8 |
Eating while doing another activity | ||||
Never | 16 | 4.0 | 21 | 6.0 |
Seldom | 59 | 14.8 | 79 | 22.7 |
Sometimes | 161 | 40.4 | 137 | 39.4 |
Most of the time/Always | 162 | 40.6 | 108 | 31.0 |
Meanc | SD | Meanc | SD | |
BMI | 29.7 | 8.1 | 29.8 | 6.0 |
Servings fruits/vegetables | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
Fast food meals per month | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
Free time physical activity score | 25.1 | 20.6 | 31.3 | 28.9 |
Obesity and Weight-Loss Quality of Life total score | 69.5 | 24.7 | 86.0 | 16.3 |
Work Limitations Productivity Loss Score | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
Move'M, Move and Moderate in Balance; GED, General Equivalency Diploma
Percents may not sum to 100% due to rounding or missing data
Other includes Native American or Alaskan Native, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or self-specified
Arithmetic mean