Table 1.
Characteristics of Employees by Tertile of Healthy Purchasing Scorea
| Variable | Total N=602 |
Healthy Purchasing Score tertiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (least healthy) N=201 |
T2 N=201 |
T3 (most healthy) N=200 |
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| Age, years, mean (SD) | 43.6 (12.2) | 41.5 (11.4) | 44.1 (12.3) | 45.4 (12.8) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 28.3 (6.5) | 29.7 (7.5) | 28.3 (6.4) | 26.8 (5.1) |
| Healthy Purchasing Score mean (SD) | 0.66 (0.15) | 0.50 (0.10) | 0.67 (0.03) | 0.82 (0.07) |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 124 (20.6) | 57 (28.4) | 37 (18.4) | 30 (15.0) |
| Female | 478 (79.4) | 144 (71.6) | 164 (81.6) | 170 (85.0) |
| Race, n (%) | ||||
| White | 488 (81.1) | 141 (70.1) | 169 (84.1) | 178 (89.0) |
| Black | 54 (9.0) | 32 (15.9) | 12 (6.0) | 10 (5.0) |
| Asian | 27 (4.5) | 10 (5.0) | 11 (5.5) | 6 (3.0) |
| Other/Not reported | 33 (5.5) | 18(9.0) | 9 (4.5) | 6(3.0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino/a | 556 (94.2) | 174 (90.2) | 193 (97.0) | 189 (95.5) |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 34 (5.8) | 19 (9.8) | 6 (3.0) | 9 (4.5) |
| Job type, n (%) | ||||
| Administrative/S ervice | 84 (14.0) | 43 (21.4) | 28 (13.9) | 13 (6.5) |
| Craft/Technicians | 67 (11.1) | 33 (16.4) | 15 (7.5) | 19 (9.5) |
| Management/Professionals | 377 (62.6) | 100 (49.8) | 134 (66.7) | 143 (71.5) |
| MDs/PhDs | 74 (12.3) | 25 (12.4) | 24 (11.9) | 25 (12.5) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||||
| High school/Some college | 75 (12.5) | 36 (18.1) | 25 (12.5) | 14 (7.0) |
| College degree | 240 (40.1) | 83 (41.7) | 83 (41.5) | 74 (37.0) |
| Graduate degree | 284 (47.4) | 80 (40.2) | 92 (46.0) | 112 (56.0) |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 17 (2.8) | 6 (3.0) | 8 (4.0) | 3 (1.5) |
| Physical activity,b n (%) | ||||
| Low | 18 (3.0) | 7 (3.5) | 5 (2.5) | 6 (3.0) |
| Moderate | 177 (29.4) | 63 (31.3) | 64 (31.8) | 50 (25.0) |
| High | 407 (67.6) | 131 (65.2) | 132 (65.7) | 144 (72.0) |
Score based on weighted proportion of green, yellow, and red cafeteria items purchased; higher score=healthier purchases.
Measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) – Long Form version; High=Vigorous-intensity activity on ≥3 days and total of ≥1,500 MET-minutes/week OR ≥7 days of any combination of walking, moderate intensity, or vigorous intensity activities and total of ≥3,000 MET-minutes/week; Moderate= ≥3 days of vigorous activity of ≥30 minutes per day OR ≥5 days of moderate intensity activity or walking of ≥30 minutes per day OR ≥5 days of any combination of walking, moderate intensity, or vigorous intensity activities and total of ≥600 MET-minutes/week; Low=individuals who not meet criteria for Moderate or High categories.