Characteristics
|
Total sample
|
Physically active jobs
|
Sedentary jobs
|
Difference
|
---|
Mean (SD) or % (n/N)
|
Mean (SD) or % (n/N)
|
Mean (SD) or % (n/N)
|
P-value
|
---|
Number of participants
|
401
|
83.6 (331/396)
|
16.4 (65/396)
| |
Sex (% women)
|
58.4 (234/401)
|
57.1 (189/331)
|
64.6 (42/65)
|
0.28
|
Age (years)
|
39.2 (11.0)
|
38.8 (11.2)
|
40.9 (10.3)
|
0.16
|
Educational level (%)
| | | |
< 0.001
|
Lowª
|
15.5 (62/401)
|
18.8 (59/331)
|
1.5 (1/65)
| |
Mediumª
|
31.7 (127/401)
|
32.9 (109/331)
|
24.6 (16/65)
| |
Highª
|
52.9 (212/401)
|
49.2 (163/331)
|
73.8 (48/65)
| |
Seniority (%)
| | | |
0.03
|
Up to 5 years
|
47 (188/400)
|
49.6 (164/331)
|
33.9 (22/65)
| |
> 5 years
|
53 (212/400)
|
50.4 (167/331)
|
66.1 (43/65)
| |
Work schedule (%)
| | | |
< 0.001
|
Day work
|
41.6 (167/399)
|
35.6 (118/329)
|
72.3 (47/65)
| |
Shift work
|
57.9 (232/399)
|
63.7 (211/329)
|
27.7 (18/65)
| |
Workhours per week
|
37.0 (6.57)
|
36.7 (6.31)
|
38.4 (7.70)
|
0.06
|
Current smokers (%)
| | | |
0.04
|
Yes
|
22.1 (310/398)
|
23.9 (79/331)
|
12.3 (8/65)
| |
No
|
77.9 (88/398)
|
76.1 (252/331)
|
87.7 (57/65)
| |
BMI group (%)
| | | |
0.42
|
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)
|
1.2 (5/401)
|
1.5 (5/331)
|
0 (0/65)
| |
Normal weight (BMI < 25)
|
57.1 (229/401)
|
56.2 (186/331)
|
64.6 (42/65)
| |
Overweight (BMI 25–30)
|
31.7 (127/401)
|
31.7 (105/331)
|
29.2 (19/65)
| |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30)
|
10 (40/401)
|
10.6 (35/331)
|
6.2 (4/65)
| |
Accelerometry
|
Work (h/day)
|
7.9 (1.2)
|
7.9 (1.2)
|
7.7 (1.2)
|
0.02
|
Wear time (days)
|
2.7 (0.9)
|
2.7 (1.0)
|
3.0 (0.8)
|
0.29
|
- Data are presented as mean ± SD or % (n/N) . BMI body mass index, h hours. ªEducational level: until primary school as “low”, secondary school and/or 1 to 2 years of specialization as “medium”, and university or university college as “high”