Table 2.
Personal health characteristics by gender and work demand (N = 62).
| Men (N = 31), | Women (N = 31), | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n)[a] |
% (n)[a] |
|||
| Low Work | High Work | Low Work | High Work | |
| Demand | Demand | Demand | Demand | |
| Body mass index[b] ** | 29.1 (4.7) | 28.6 (4.5) | 31.4 (6.0) | 30.9 (6.0) |
| Underweight | 0.0 (0) | 6.5 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 3.6 (1) |
| Normal | 16.1 (5) | 19.3 (6) | 10.7 (3) | 14.3 (4) |
| Overweight | 54.8 (17) | 48.4 (15) | 35.7 (10) | 28.6 (8) |
| Obese | 29.0 (9) | 25.8 (8) | 53.6 (15) | 53.6 (15) |
| Blood pressure[c] | ||||
| Normal | 45.2 (14) | 35.5 (11) | 71.4 (20) | 71.4 (20) |
| Pre-hypertension | 38.7 (12) | 51.6 (16) | 17.9 (5) | 28.6 (8) |
| Hypertension | 16.1 (5) | 12.9 (4) | 10.7 (3) | 0.0 (0) |
| Self-reported health [d] | ||||
| Physical health score * | 50.4 (5.4) | 50.6 (5.9) | 46.8 (7.0) | 47.7 (6.7) |
| Mental health score * | 47.0 (7.4) | 47.6 (6.9) | 44.1 (8.6) | 42.8 (7.9) |
| Sleep[d] | ||||
| Disturbance ** | 29.2 (21.5) | 25.1 (22.8) | 38.3 (25.5) | 31.4 (21.7) |
| Snoring | 34.2 (37.7) | 39.3 (30.9) | 33.5 (32.4) | 42.0 (37.6) |
| Sleep problems index I | 28.6 (18.4) | 29.3 (15.8) | 34.0 (18.0) | 30.8 (16.3) |
| Sleep problems index II | 31.1 (17.6) | 29.4 (15.4) | 36.5 (19.1) | 32.3 (16.0) |
| Drinks with added sugar[d] | ||||
| Once a day or more | 58.1 (18) | 83.9 (26) | 64.5 (20) | 93.5 (29) |
| Fast food[d] | ||||
| Once a day or more | 74.2 (23) | 79.3 (23) | 45.2 (14) | 76.7 (23) |
Values in bold are means (standard deviations shown in parentheses). Asterisks indicate significant differences (<0.05): * = significant difference by gender, and ** = significant difference by work demand.
BMI classification: underweight = <18.5, normal = 18.5 to 24.9, overweight = 25.0 to 29.9, and obese = ≥30.0. Three were women excluded due to pregnancy. For low work demand: men = 31, and women = 28. For high work demand: men = 31, and women = 28.
Three women were excluded due to pregnancy. Blood pressure classification based on DHHS (2004).
N = 59 because three participants did not take the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), Sleep Survey, or Buxton Fat and Sugar Questionnaire during high work demand.