Table 1.
Differences between participants (n=924) and a sample of non-participants (n=183) in a workplace health promotion program.
| Characteristics | Participants n (%) |
Non-participants n (%) |
Initial participation univariate analyses OR (95%CI) |
|
| Demographics | ||||
| Male gender | 450 (49) | 62 (34) | 1.17 (0.81-1.70) | |
| Age <30 years | 128 (14) | 43 (24)c | 1.00 | |
| Age 30-39 years | 253 (27) | 46 (25) | 1.57 (0.96-2.57) | |
| Age 40-49 years | 277 (30) | 39 (22) | 2.25a (1.36-3.72) | |
| Age ≥50 years | 266 (29) | 53 (29) | 1.61 (0.99-2.62) | |
| Education high | 414 (45) | 102 (56) | 1.00 | |
| Education intermediate | 306 (33) | 49 (27) | 1.15 (0.78-1.70) | |
| Education low | 204 (22) | 32 (18) | 1.05 (0.66-1.68) | |
| Non-Dutch ethnicity | 151 (16) | 29 (16) | 1.04 (0.66-1.63) | |
| Unmarried / not cohabiting | 222 (24) | 41 (22) | 1.20 (0.81-1.77) | |
| Lifestyle factors | ||||
| <30min/day PA | 297 (32) | 58 (32) | 1.01 (0.71-1.44) | |
| <3x20min/day vigorous PA | 652 (71) | 128 (70) | 1.15 (0.80-1.65) | |
| <400g/day fruit and vegetables | 435 (47) | n/ad | n/a | |
| Current smoker | 165 (18) | 28 (15) | 1.08 (0.69-1.70) | |
| Excessive alcohol consumption | 24 (3) | 5 (3) | 0.98 (0.36-2.67) | |
| BMIb < 25 kg/m2 | 460 (57) | 119 (65) | 1.00 | |
| 25 kg/m2 ≤ BMIb < 30 | 277 (34) | 58 (32) | 1.11 (0.69-1.44) | |
| BMI≥30 kg/m2 | 70 (9) | 6 (3) | 2.24 (0.93-5.42) | |
| Social cognitive factors for physical activity | ||||
| Poor attitude | 464 (50) | 87 (47) | 1.24 (0.89-1.72) | |
| Low support from family | 772 (84) | 166 (90) | 0.63 (0.37-1.08) | |
| Low self-efficacy | 214 (23) | 33 (18) | 1.48 (0.97-2.25) | |
| Low intention | 478 (52) | 121 (66) | 0.60a (0.43-0.85) | |
| Social cognitive factors for fruit and vegetable intake | ||||
| Poor attitude | 280 (30) | n/a | n/a | |
| Low support family | 784 (85) | n/a | n/a | |
| Low self-efficacy | 167 (18) | n/a | n/a | |
| Low intention | 180 (20) | n/a | n/a | |
| Health Indicators | ||||
| Poor/moderate general health | 58 (6) | 15 (8) | 0.83 (0.45-1.52) | |
| Elevated blood pressureb | 258 (32) | n/a | n/a | |
| Poor predicted Vo2maxb | 267 (36) | n/a | n/a | |
| Elevated total cholesterolb | 338(42) | n/a | n/a | |
| Work-related factors | ||||
| Physical job demands | 148 (16) | 42 (24) | 0.84 (0.56-1.56) | |
| Health Check participation | 811 (88) | n/a | n/a | |
| Intervention group | 456 (49) | n/a | n/a | |
a P<0.05, analyses adjusted for company
bBMI, blood pressure, maximum oxygen uptake, and cholesterol level are only available for the participants in the physical health check (n=807)
c n=2 missing for age of non-participants.
dn/a: not available