Table 1.
Demographics, lifestyle, health and work in ISCO groups 1–4 (mainly seated work) and 5–9 (mainly physical work), respectively
| ISCO 1–4 (mainly seated work) | ISCO 5–9 (mainly physical work) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| n = 3498 | n = 3899 | n = 2600 | n = 1447 | |
| Age (mean) | 56.9 (5.8) | 56.2 (4.9) | 56.9 (5.5) | 56.2 (4.5) |
| Smoking (% yes) | 14 (13–15) | 14 (13–16) | 26 (24–28) | 26 (24–29) |
| Alcohol (% men >14 and % women >7 per week) | 16 (15–17) | 18 (17–19) | 12 (10–13) | 9 (8–11) |
| Height, cm (mean) | 181.3 (7.4) | 168.1 (6.5) | 179.7 (7.9) | 166.6 (7.1) |
| Weight, kg (mean) | 87.6 (15.5) | 71.8 (15.8) | 88.7 (17.5) | 72.2 (17.3) |
| BMI (mean) | 26.6 (4.3) | 25.4 (5.0) | 27.4 (4.8) | 26.0 (5.8) |
| Physical activity leisure (%) | ||||
| Seated | 11 (9–12) | 12 (11–14) | 19 (17–21) | 20 (17–22) |
| Light exercise at least 4 h | 55 (53–57) | 67 (65–69) | 58 (56–61) | 66 (63–69) |
| Sports or heavy physical activity at least 4 h per week | 31 (29–33) | 20 (19–21) | 20 (18–22) | 13 (11–15) |
| Training and competing regularly and several times a week | 4 (3–5) | 1 (0–1) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–2) |
| Physical activity work (%) | ||||
| Seated | 70 (68–71) | 63 (62–65) | 19 (17–21) | 10 (8–12) |
| Standing or walking | 21 (20–23) | 26 (24–28) | 24 (22–26) | 23 (20–25) |
| Standing or walking with a lot of lifting or carrying | 8 (7–9) | 9 (8–10) | 43 (40–45) | 52 (49–55) |
| Heavy or fast work that is physically strenuous | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 14 (12–16) | 15 (13–17) |
| Weekly working hours (mean) | 41.0 (9.1) | 37.3 (7.6) | 39.1 (10.1) | 35.0 (7.4) |
| Expected retirement age (mean) | 67.5 (5.0) | 66.2 (3.5) | 66.8 (4.4) | 65.7 (3.0) |
Results are either mean (SD) or prevalence as percentage (95% CI).