Table 2.
Bivariate associations with physical activity among participants of the Be Well Work Well Study
| Adequate Physical Activity (n=825) N (%)or Mean (SD) |
Inadequate Physical Activity (n=693) N (%)or Mean (SD) |
p-Value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.051 | ||
| 21–34 | 291 (58.3) | 208 (41.7) | |
| 35–44 | 198 (55.5) | 159 (44.5) | |
| 45–54 | 207 (49.3) | 213 (50.7) | |
| ≥55 | 129 (53.3) | 113 (46.7) | |
| Sleep Deficiency | 0.024 | ||
| No | 320 (58.5) | 227 (41.5) | |
| Yes | 499 (52.5) | 452 (47.5) | |
| Job Characteristics: | |||
| Occupation | <0.001 | ||
| Staff Nurse | 611 (57.3) | 455 (42.7) | |
| Patient Care Associate | 46 (38.3) | 74 (61.7) | |
| Other Occupation | 166 (50.9) | 160 (49.1) | |
| Shift | 0.094 | ||
| Regular Days | 243 (53.8) | 209 (46.2) | |
| Regular Evenings | 72 (46.8) | 82 (53.2) | |
| Others | 508 (56.1) | 398 (43.9) | |
| Hours Worked Per Week | 0.094 | ||
| Part time (<34) | 303 (58.0) | 219 (42.0) | |
| Full time (35–44) | 487 (52.8) | 436 (47.2) | |
| Overtime (>44) | 33 (48.5) | 35 (51.5) | |
| Tenure with Current Employer (years) | 0.562 | ||
| < 5 | 301 (56.1) | 236 (43.9) | |
| 5–9 | 212 (52.6) | 191 (47.4) | |
| ≥10 | 312 (54.0) | 266 (46.0) | |
| Psychological Demands | 36.1 (± 5.18) | 35.8 (± 5.15) | 0.267 |
| Decision Latitude | 72.7 (± 9.15) | 70.5 (± 10.00) | < 0.001 |
| Workplace Characteristics: | |||
| Harassment at Work | 0.271 | ||
| No | 354 (56.0) | 278 (44.0) | |
| Yes | 471 (53.2) | 415 (46.8) | |
| Job Flexibility | 6.4 (± 2.79) | 5.8 (± 2.81) | 0.001 |
| Supervisor Support | 10.8 (± 3.03) | 10.5 (± 2.90) | 0.059 |
| Co-worker Support | 8.1 (± 1.43) | 7.8 (± 1.53) | < 0.001 |
| People-Oriented Culture | 3.6 (± 0.72) | 3.5 (± 0.78) | 0.005 |
| Understaffing | 9.0 (± 2.79) | 9.2 (± 2.82) | 0.236 |
| Ergonomic Practices | 3.1 (± 0.84) | 3.2 (± 0.82) | 0.126 |
| Positive Safety Practices | 3.8 (± 0.65) | 3.7 (± 0.68) | 0.418 |
| Sociodemographics: | |||
| Gender | 0.362 | ||
| Male | 83 (58.5) | 59 (41.5) | |
| Female | 734 (54.4) | 614 (45.5) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | < 0.001 | ||
| White | 697 (59.4) | 477 (40.6) | |
| Hispanic | 25 (38.5) | 40 (61.5) | |
| Black | 56 (36.4) | 98 (63.6) | |
| Mixed Race/Other | 34 (39.5) | 52 (60.5) | |
| Education | 0.001 | ||
| Grade 12/GED or Less | 27 (35.5) | 49 (64.5) | |
| 1–3 Years of College or Technical School | 181 (51.9) | 168 (48.1) | |
| 4-Year College Degree (Graduate) | 466 (58.5) | 331 (41.5) | |
| Any Graduate School | 140 (53.4) | 122 (46.6) |
1
p-values for continuous variables were based on t-tests; p-values for categorical variables were based on Chi-Square