Table 2.
Characteristics in men and women, and in participants with low, intermediate and high SEP
| Characteristics | Men | Women | p value* | Low SEP | Intermediate SEP | High SEP | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1941 | n = 2527 | n = 1259 | n = 2024 | n = 990 | |||
| Age, n (%) | |||||||
| 20–39 years | 452 (22.8) | 518 (19.9) | < 0.001 | 265 (20.3) | 433 (21.0) | 241 (24.0) | 0.001 |
| 40–49 years | 607 (30.6) | 887 (34.1) | 412 (31.6) | 695 (33.7) | 321 (31.9) | ||
| 50–59 years | 739 (37.2) | 1014 (39.0) | 532 (40.8) | 801 (38.8) | 343 (34.1) | ||
| 60–68 years | 187 (9.4) | 181 (7.0) | 95 (7.3) | 135 (6.5) | 100 (10.0) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Men | – | – | – | 649 (51.5) | 675 (33.3) | 483 (48.8) | < 0.001 |
| Women | – | – | 610 (48.5) | 1349 (66.7) | 507 (51.2) | ||
| SEP, n (%) | |||||||
| Total | 1807 (42.3) | 2466 (57.7) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Low | 649 (35.9) | 610 (24.7) | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – |
| Intermediate | 675 (37.4) | 1349 (54.7) | – | – | – | ||
| High | 483 (26.7) | 507 (20.6) | – | – | – | ||
| ICT demands at work, n (%) | |||||||
| Non-exposure T1, T2 | 890 (45.9) | 1069 (42.3) | 0.037 | 835 (66.3) | 742 (36.7) | 310 (31.3) | < 0.001 |
| Exposure T1, non-exposure T2 | 246 (12.7) | 338 (13.4) | 147 (11.7) | 288 (14.2) | 127 (12.8) | ||
| Non-exposure T1, Exposure T2 | 227 (11.7) | 356 (14.1) | 119 (9.5) | 275 (13.6) | 157 (15.9) | ||
| Exposure T1 & T2 | 578 (29.8) | 764 (30.2) | 158 (12.5) | 719 (35.5) | 396 (40.0) | ||
| Job strain, n (%) | |||||||
| No strain | 1670 (86.4) | 2063 (81.9) | < 0.001 | 972 (77.5) | 1688 (83.7) | 898 (91.0) | < 0.001 |
| Job strain | 263 (13.6) | 455 (18.1) | 282 (22.5) | 329 (16.3) | 89 (9.0) | ||
| Social support, n (%) | |||||||
| Low social support | 931 (47.6) | 1159 (45.0) | ns | 634 (49.1) | 951 (46.3) | 440 (44.4) | ns |
| High social support | 1023 (52.4) | 1415 (55.0) | 657 (50.9) | 1101 (53.7) | 551 (55.6) | ||
| Smoking, n (%) | |||||||
| Non-smoking | 1715 (88.6) | 2165 (85.9) | 0.008 | 1028 (81.9) | 1783 (88.3) | 906 (91.7) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking | 221 (11.4) | 356 (14.1) | 227 (18.1) | 237 (11.7) | 82 (8.3) | ||
| Physical activity, n (%) | |||||||
| Low/occasional | 1088 (56.3) | 1057 (42.1) | < 0.001 | 703 (56.1) | 907 (45.1) | 429 (43.6) | < 0.001 |
| Regular | 844 (43.7) | 1456 (57.9) | 550 (43.9) | 1106 (54.9) | 555 (56.4) | ||
| BMI, n (%) | |||||||
| <18.50 | 4 (0.2) | 30 (1.2) | < 0.001 | 6 (0.5) | 18 (0.9) | 10 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| 18.50–24.99 | 776 (40.3) | 1519 (61.3) | 545 (44.2) | 1094 (54.8) | 561 (57.1) | ||
| 25.00–29.99 | 955 (49.6) | 706 (28.5) | 532 (43.1) | 704 (35.3) | 346 (35.2) | ||
| ≥30.00 | 190 (9.9) | 223 (9.0) | 150 (12.2) | 179 (9.0) | 65 (6.6) | ||
BMI < 18.50 = underweight; BMI 18.50–24.99 = normal weight; BMI 25.00–29.99 = overweight; BMI ≥ 30.00 = obesity
ns non-significant
*Chi-square test for comparison of proportions