Table 2 Comparison of health-related characteristics between participants and non-participants measured before the onset of the lifestyle project
From: Healthcare workers' participation in a healthy-lifestyle-promotion project in western Sweden
Participants (n = 400) % (n) | Non-participants (n = 1459) % (n) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI | |||
- < 18.5 | 1 (3) | 1 (16) | .168 |
- 18.5-24.9 | 64 (254) | 61 (874) | |
- 25-29.9 | 30 (118) | 31 (441) | |
- > 30 | 5 (20) | 8 (113) | |
Physical activity | |||
- Sedentary | 8 (30) | 16 (227) | .0005 |
- Physically active | 93 (370) | 84 (1226) | |
Sleep disturbances | |||
- Yes | 21 (82) | 26 (381) | .025 |
- No | 79 (314) | 74 (1073) | |
HAD-D score | |||
- < 7 | 86 (335) | 83 (1189) | .159 |
- ≥ 7 | 14 (55) | 17 (245) | |
Feeling about going to work | 84 (335) | 79 (1133) | .008 |
- Positive | 12 (48) | 13 (185) | |
- Neutral | 4 (16) | 8.5 (122) | |
- Uneasy | |||
Self-reported health | |||
- Very good/good | 87 (346) | 83 (1208) | .064 |
- Neither good nor bad | 11 (43) | 12 (174) | |
- Not good | 3 (10) | 5 (74) | |
Educational level1 | .435 | ||
- Lower | 39 (140) | 37 (496) | |
- Higher | 61 (216) | 63 (842) |