Table 3.
Bivariate associations with BMI among participants of the Be Well Work Well Study
| Normal (n=698) N (%)or Mean (SD) |
Overweight (n=418) N (%)or Mean (SD) |
Obese (n=304) N (%)or Mean (SD) |
p-Value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | < 0.001 | |||
| 21–34 | 303 (64.3) | 105 (22.3) | 63 (13.4) | |
| 35–44 | 153 (46.2) | 95 (28.7) | 83 (25.1) | |
| 45–54 | 152 (38.8) | 142 (36.2) | 98 (25.0) | |
| ≥55 | 90 (39.8) | 76 (33.6) | 60 (26.5) | |
| Sleep Deficiency | 0.002 | |||
| No | 272 (52.5) | 161 (31.1) | 85 (16.4) | |
| Yes | 423 (47.1) | 257 (28.6) | 219 (24.4) | |
| Job Characteristics: | ||||
| Occupation | < 0.001 | |||
| Staff Nurse | 542 (53.3) | 284 (27.9) | 191 (18.8) | |
| Patient Care Associate | 31 (32.3) | 31 (32.3) | 34 (35.4) | |
| Other Occupation | 122 (40.3) | 103 (34.0) | 78 (25.7) | |
| Shift | 0.880 | |||
| Regular Days | 198 (47.1) | 129 (30.7) | 93 (22.1) | |
| Regular Evenings | 65 (47.8) | 42 (30.9) | 29 (21.3) | |
| Others | 431 (50.2) | 247 (28.8) | 181 (21.1) | |
| Hours Worked Per Week | 0.016 | |||
| Part Time (<34) | 254 (51.0) | 152 (30.5) | 92 (18.5) | |
| Full Time (35–44) | 422 (49.3) | 243 (28.4) | 191 (22.3) | |
| Overtime (>44) | 19 (30.6) | 23 (37.1) | 20 (32.3) | |
| Tenure with Current Employer (years) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 5 | 300 (59.9) | 122 (24.4) | 79 (15.8) | |
| 5–9 | 174 (46.2) | 114 (30.2) | 89 (23.6) | |
| ≥10 | 224 (41.3) | 182 (33.6) | 136 (25.1) | |
| Psychological Demands | 36.1 (5.21) | 36.0 (5.33) | 35.7 (4.97) | 0.591 |
| Decision Latitude | 71.9 (9.47) | 71.7 (9.81) | 71.9 (9.55) | 0.951 |
| Workplace Characteristics: | ||||
| Harassment at Work | 0.041 | |||
| No | 303 (52.2) | 172 (29.6) | 106 (18.2) | |
| Yes | 395 (47.1) | 246 (29.3) | 198 (23.6) | |
| Job Flexibility | 6.4 (2.80) | 6.1 (2.87) | 5.8 (2.85) | 0.052 |
| Supervisor Support | 10.7 (2.91) | 10.5 (3.02) | 10.6 (3.02) | 0.661 |
| Co-worker Support | 8.1 (1.44) | 8.0 (1.47) | 7.9 (1.51) | 0.260 |
| People-Oriented Culture | 3.7 (0.71) | 3.6 (0.77) | 3.5 (0.78) | 0.006 |
| Understaffing | 9.1 (2.77) | 9.1 (2.70) | 9.2 (2.90) | 0.836 |
| Ergonomic Practices | 3.1 (0.84) | 3.1 (0.83) | 3.2 (0.84) | 0.875 |
| Positive Safety Practices | 3.8 (0.62) | 3.7 (0.71) | 3.7 (0.69) | 0.469 |
| Sociodemographics: | ||||
| Gender | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 46 (33.3) | 60 (43.5) | 32 (23.2) | |
| Female | 650 (50.8) | 358 (28.0) | 272 (21.3) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | < 0.001 | |||
| White | 590 (51.8) | 326 (28.6) | 223 (19.6) | |
| Hispanic | 18 (30.5) | 21 (35.6) | 20 (33.9) | |
| Black | 40 (29.4) | 45 (33.1) | 51 (37.5) | |
| Mixed Race/Other | 47 (60.3) | 23 (29.5) | 8 (10.3) | |
| Education | < 0.001 | |||
| Grade 12/GED or Less | 22 (34.5) | 17 (26.6) | 25 (39.1) | |
| 1–3 Years of College or Technical School | 129 (39.2) | 118 (35.9) | 82 (24.9) | |
| 4-Year College Degree (Graduate) | 416 (54.2) | 205 (26.2) | 146 (19.0) | |
| Any Graduate School | 128 (50.6) | 78 (30.8) | 47 (18.6) |
1
p-values for continous variables were based on ANOVA tests; p-values for categorical variables were based on Chi-Square