Table 2.
Lifestyle Factors of the Health-care Workers, Teachers, and Bankers
| Variable | Overall N=286 n (%) | Profession | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-care Workers N=61 n (%) | Teachers N=131 n (%) | Bankers N=94 n (%) | |||
| Alcohol consumption | |||||
| Lifetime abstainers | 170 (59.4) | 39 (22.9) | 93 (54.7) | 38 (22.4) | 0.0001 |
| Past drinkers | 60 (21.0) | 14 (23.3) | 24 (40.0) | 22 (36.7) | |
| Current drinkers | 56 (19.6) | 8 (14.3) | 14 (25.0) | 34 (60.7) | |
| Consumption of fruits in a week | |||||
| ≥ 5 days | 123 (43.0) | 29 (23.6) | 54 (43.9) | 40(32.5) | 0.708 |
| < 5days | 163(57.0) | 32 (19.6) | 77 (47.2) | 54 (33.1) | |
| Consumption of vegetables in a week | |||||
| ≥ 5 days | 144 (50.3) | 30 (20.8) | 72 (50.0) | 42 (29.2) | 0.308 |
| < 5days | 142 (49.7) | 31 (21.8) | 59 (41.5) | 52 (36.6) | |
| Kind of meals eaten at work (five days in a week) | |||||
| Breakfast | 27 (9.4) | 12 (44.4) | 9 (33.3) | 6(22.2) | 0.0001 |
| Lunch | 114 (39.9) | 28 (24.6) | 70 (61.4) | 16 (14.0) | |
| Breakfast and lunch | 132 (46.2) | 20 (15.2) | 47 (35.6) | 65 (49.2) | |
| Breakfast, lunch and dinner | 13 (4.5) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (38.5) | 7 (53.8) | |
| Mode of transport to and from work | |||||
| Walking | 56 (19.6) | 8 (14.3) | 43 (76.8) | 5 (8.9) | 0.0001 |
| Car and walking | 12 (4.2) | 3 (25.0) | 8 (66.7) | 1 (8.3) | |
| Car and motorcycle | 14 (4.9) | 1 (5.5) | 10 (55.6) | 7 (38.9) | |
| Motorcycle | 18 (6.3) | 3 (21.4) | 8 (57.1) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Private car or public transport | 186 (65.0) | 46 (24.7) | 62 (33.3) | 78 (42.0) | |
| Sedentary work | |||||
| Yes | 236 (82.5) | 39 (16.5) | 103 (43.6) | 94 (39.8) | 0.0001 |
| No | 50 (17.5) | 22 (44.0) | 28 (56.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Time spend on sedentary work | |||||
| < 6 hour | 163 (57.0) | 47 (28.8) | 87 (53.4) | 29 (17.8) | 0.0001 |
| > 6 hours | 123 (43.0) | 14 (11.4) | 44 (35.8) | 65 (52.8) | |
| Level of physical activities | |||||
| High activity level | 34 (11.9) | 2 (5.9) | 19 (55.9) | 13 (38.2) | 0.0001 |
| Moderate activity level | 125 (43.7) | 39 (31.2) | 67 (53.6) | 19 (15.2) | |
| Low activity level | 127 (44.4) | 20 (15.7) | 45 (35.4) | 62 (48.8) | |