Table 2.
| a. Prevalence of dietary behaviors and obesity among young adults by workplace food environment characteristics | ||||||||||
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| Total Sample | Fruit and Vegetables |
Sugary Drinks | Fast Food | Weight Status | ||||||
| ≥ 5 svgs/d | ≥ 1 svgs/d | ≥ 3 times/wk | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | |||||||
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%
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n
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%
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n
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%
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n
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%
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n
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%
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| Distance to fast food, minutes walking | 1460 | 1331 | 1331 | 1456 | 1386 | |||||
| 01–5 | 42.9 | 36.0 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 18.0 | |||||
| 06–10 | 24.1 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 18.9 | 17.4 | |||||
| 11–20 | 18.1 | 36.9 | 24.5 | 17.8 | 19.4 | |||||
| 21–30 | 8.2 | 39.5 | 31.2 | 21.9 | 27.4 | |||||
| 31+ | 6.8 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 11.1 | 17.4 | |||||
| Unhealthy snacks are available | 1496 | 1362 | 1362 | 1491 | 1419 | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | 4.6 | 35.5 | 29.0 | 19.4 | 16.4 | |||||
| Disagree | 15.7 | 38.0 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 17.3 | |||||
| Agree | 39.1 | 35.2 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 17.5 | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 40.7 | 35.0 | 30.7 | 20.3 | 20.6 | |||||
| Soda is available | 1495 | 1360 | 1360 | 1490 | 1419 | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | 5.9 | 39.0 | 18.3 | 14.9 | 12.8 | |||||
| Disagree | 11.0 | 37.7 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 17.8 | |||||
| Agree | 31.4 | 35.5 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 17.2 | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 51.6 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 22.4 | 20.4 | |||||
| My coworkers think healthy eating is important | 1390 | 1264 | 1264 | 1385 | 1321 | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | 6.4 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 23.9 | 19.1 | |||||
| Disagree | 27.9 | 33.4 | 28.2 | 24.1 | 18.7 | |||||
| Agree | 47.4 | 36.3 | 24.3 | 20.0 | 20.0 | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 18.3 | 42.0 | 20.8 | 15.1 | 15.7 | |||||
| It’s easy to eat a healthy diet at work | 1499 | 1363 | 1363 | 1494 | 1422 | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | 14.6 | 32.8 | 35.4 | 29.4 | 21.4 | |||||
| Disagree | 35.8 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 23.0 | |||||
| Agree | 36.1 | 36.5 | 23.5 | 15.2 | 17.5 | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 13.5 | 55.2 | 19.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | |||||
| Workplace Food Environment Scorea | 1291 | 1180 | 1180 | 1287 | 1227 | |||||
| Low (≤ 1 healthful characteristic) | 33.5 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 27.2 | 20.4 | |||||
| Moderate (2 healthful characteristics) | 31.8 | 37.5 | 24.1 | 20.8 | 19.4 | |||||
| High (≥ 3 healthful characteristics) | 34.8 | 40.6 | 21.5 | 13.8 | 16.0 | |||||
| b. Prevalence of physical activity behaviors and obesity among young adults by workplace physical activity environment characteristics | ||||||||
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| Total Sample | MVPA | Active Transportation | Weight Status | |||||
| ≥ 2.5 hours/wk | Any | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | ||||||
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%
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n
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%
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n
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%
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n
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%
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| Distance from home, minutes walking | 1425 | 1423 | 1425 | 1354 | ||||
| 01–05 | 4.6 | 69.2 | 73.9 | 11.3 | ||||
| 06–10 | 7.2 | 58.8 | 75.5 | 16.3 | ||||
| 11–20 | 13.0 | 65.4 | 63.8 | 16.4 | ||||
| 21–30 | 13.3 | 59.0 | 63.2 | 18.0 | ||||
| 31+ | 62.0 | 64.4 | 58.9 | 20.7 | ||||
| Distance to fitness facility, minutes walking | 1292 | 1291 | 1292 | 1227 | ||||
| 01–05 | 30.0 | 69.6 | 16.1 | |||||
| 06–10 | 20.1 | 61.4 | n/a | 16.6 | ||||
| 11–20 | 20.0 | 65.1 | 19.5 | |||||
| 21–30 | 13.1 | 66.9 | 20.1 | |||||
| 31+ | 16.9 | 62.7 | 22.2 | |||||
| My coworkers think physical activity is important | 1379 | 1377 | 1379 | 1460 | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 4.5 | 68.3 | 58.7 | 18.6 | ||||
| Disagree | 24.2 | 59.5 | 58.9 | 15.2 | ||||
| Agree | 52.0 | 65.2 | 60.7 | 21.6 | ||||
| Strongly Agree | 19.3 | 66.4 | 64.3 | 16.5 | ||||
| It’s easy to be active at work | 1501 | 1499 | 1501 | 1424 | ||||
| Strongly Disagree | 11.0 | 55.8 | 56.4 | 24.7 | ||||
| Disagree | 31.3 | 56.1 | 58.0 | 21.3 | ||||
| Agree | 34.2 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 18.7 | ||||
| Strongly Agree | 23.6 | 77.3 | 61.3 | 13.0 | ||||
| Workplace Physical Activity Environment Scorea | 1115 | 1114 | 1115 | 1061 | ||||
| Low (≤ 1 healthful characteristic) | 32.8 | 60.1 | 57.4 | 20.5 | ||||
| Moderate (2 healthful characteristics) | 33.6 | 65.8 | 61.9 | 19.4 | ||||
| High (≥ 3 healthful characteristics) | 33.5 | 71.9 | 69.3 | 15.9 | ||||
a
Scores represent the number of healthful workplace characteristics individuals are exposed to (some variables were reverse coded to represent the favorable scenario, e.g., not having soda available was given a score of 1)
MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; BMI, body mass index
a
Scores represent the number of healthful workplace characteristics individuals are exposed to MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; BMI, body mass index