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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Chronic disease risk factors, healthy days and medical claims in South African employees presenting for health risk screening

 

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)

% participants

25.8

18.9

19.3

81.5

4.4

28.0

28.6

41.6

14.7

% Women

42

32

44

49

39

34

35

32

64

Chronological Age (yrs)

34.9 (± 10.3)

39.5 (± 10.70)

32.2 (± 9.45)

33.1 (± 8.3)

32.5 (± 9.3)

35.7 (± 8.6)

34.5 (± 10.4)

40.7 (± 10.58)

37.5 (± 10.0)

Risk related Age (yrs)

38.5 (± 12.9)

44.8 (± 14.1)

34.6 (± 11.3)

36.6 (± 10.60)

34.7 (± 10.0)

41.7 (± 12.7)

38.7 (± 12.3)

47.0 (± 13.6)

41.7 (± 12.7)

  1. Results for chronological age and risk related age are reported as (mean ± SD)
  2. Participation and women participating are represented as percentage.