Table 1: Demographic characteristics of truck drivers | |
Parameters | n (%) |
Sex (n = 225 respondents) | |
Male | 99.1 (223) |
Female | 0.9 (2) |
Age (n = 229 respondents), yrs | |
<20 | 0.0 (0) |
20–30 | 9.2 (21) |
31–40 | 16.6 (38) |
41–50 | 34.5 (79) |
51–60 | 27.5 (63) |
61–70 | 11.8 (27) |
>70 | 0.4 (1) |
Type of work (n = 209 respondents) | |
Long-distance (overnight) across states | 18.7 (39) |
Long-distance (overnight) within state | 11.0 (23) |
Local (day) trips only | 46.9 (98) |
A mixture of two or three of these | 23.4 (49) |
Number of hours worked per day (n = 230 respondents) | |
≤7 | 2.2 (5) |
8 | 6.1 (14) |
9 | 6.1 (14) |
9+ | 85.6 (197) |
Body Mass Index* (n = 214 respondents with height + weight), kg/m2 | |
<18.5 (Underweight) | 0.0 (0) |
18.5–24.9 (Normal weight) | 11.2 (24) |
25.0–29.9 (Pre-obesity) | 29.0 (62) |
30.0–34.9 (Obesity – Class I) | 32.7 (70) |
35.0–39.9 (Obesity – Class II) | 16.8 (360 |
>40 (Obesity – Class III) | 10.3 (22) |
*World Health Organization, 2017 |