Table 2 Health and Lifestyle Characteristics of employees per business sector
| Â | Total (n = 1954) | Engineering (n = 223) | Finance (n = 851) | Consulting (n = 133) | Transport (n = 138) | Logistics (n = 42) | ITS (n = 173) | Manufacturing (n = 240) | Academic (n = 154) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI (kg/h 2 ) | 25.5 (± 5.3) | 26.9 (± 5.3) | 25.7 (± 5.5) | 24.8 (± 3.9) | 24.7 (± 4.6) | 28.8 (± 5.1) | 24.9 (± 4.5) | 26.4 (± 10.6) | 25.9 (± 4.8) |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.5 (± 1.1) | 4.5 (± 1.3) | 4.6 (± 1.0) | 4.3 (± 1.0) | 4.36 (± 1.3) | 4.7 (± 1.0) | 4.4 (± 0.9) | 4.6 (± 5.1) | 4.3 (± 1.1) |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 121.9 (± 16.8) | 129.4 (± 18.1) | 125.1 (± 18.5) | 121.0 (± 13.9) | 122.3 (± 15.4) | 120.4 (± 12.8) | 127.4 (± 17.3) | 137.6 (± 18.1) | 122.2 (± 14.5) |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 78.4 (± 11.2) | 81.4 (± 10.4) | 81.9 (± 13.5) | 75.3 (± 12.0) | 80.0 (± 10.2) | 79.2 (± 13.3) | 82.0 (± 10.1) | 85.6 (± 12.1) | 77.5 (± 9.6) |
Fruit and Vege (servings/day) | 2.7 (± 1.7) | 2.7 (± 1.5) | 2.56 (± 1.7) | 2.9 (± 1.7) | 3.1 (± 1.8) | 2.5 (± 1.2) | 2.7 (± 1.7) | 2.4 (± 1.6) | 2.7 (± 1.6) |
Average PA (min/wk) | 115.73 (± 131.0) | 106.28 (± 129.14) | 121.15 (± 136.36) | 127.56 (± 142.35) | 109.24 (± 128.4) | 156.61 (± 184.43) | 121.04 (± 119.64) | 106.56 (± 121.51) | 92.29 (± 105.67) |