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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population

From: Body mass index, blood pressure, and glucose and lipid metabolism among permanent and fixed-term workers in the manufacturing industry: a cross-sectional study

Variables

N = 1,701

Age (mean, SD)

30.7

(8.0)

Job type n (%)

  

  Permanent

1,363

(80.1%)

  Fixed-term

338

(19.9%)

Health related lifestyle n (%)

  

  Current smoker

1,001

(58.9%)

  Alcohol consumption, yes

830

(48.8%)

  Heavy drinker

211

(12.4%)

  Doing exercise, yes

300

(17.6%)

  Eating breakfast

1,192

(70.1%)

  Eating dinner late

377

(22.2%)

  Sleep satisfaction, good

849

(49.9%)

  Overtime work

890

(52.3%)

Anthropometric data (mean, SD)

  

  Height (cm)

172.3

(5.6)

  Weight (kg)

67.8

(10.8)

  Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.8

(3.3)

  BMI category n (%)

  

  Obese (BMI ≥ 25.0)

353

(20.8%)

  Lean (BMI < 18.5)

83

(4.9%)

Blood pressure (mean, SD)

  

  Systolic (mmHg)

122.8

(13.6)

  Diastolic (mmHg)

70.0

(11.6)

Lipid metabolism (mean, SD)

  

  LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

112.6

(31.6)

  HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

63.5

(14.7)

  Triglyceride (mg/dL)

90.4

(65.5)

Glucose metabolism (mean, SD)

  

  Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

88.4

(10.2)

  HbA1c (%)

4.9

(0.3)

  1. SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index.
  2. Definition
  3. Alcohol consumption: Persons who answered "yes" for the question "Do you drink alcohol?".
  4. Heavy drinker: Persons who drink alcohol more than 198 g of ethanol per week.
  5. Doing exercise: Persons who answered "yes" for the question, "Have you exercised more than twice a week for more than one year?".