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

Table 2 Comparison of age and percentage of health-related lifestyle of permanent and fixed-term workers

Variables	Permanent		Fixed-term		p-value
	(n = 1,363)		(n = 338)
Age mean (standard deviation)	30.9	(8.0)	29.6	(7.9)	0.003	**
Health related lifestyle n (%)
Current smoker	786	(57.7%)	215	(63.6%)	0.027	*
Alcohol consumption, yes	676	(49.6%)	154	(45.6%)	0.422
Heavy drinker	189	(13.9%)	22	(6.5%)	0.002	**
Doing exercise, yes	223	(16.4%)	77	(22.8%)	0.009	**
Eating breakfast	946	(69.4%)	246	(72.8%)	0.313
Eating dinner late	324	(23.8%)	53	(15.7%)	0.004	**
Sleep satisfaction, good	670	(49.2%)	179	(53.0%)	0.341
Overtime work	768	(56.4%)	122	(36.1%)	<0.001	**

Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare age between permanent and fixed-term workers.
Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test was used to compare health related lifestyle between permanent and fixed-term workers. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01.

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