Occupational health check-ups and health-promoting programs and asthma

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population in 1998, asthma defined as self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma ever (chronic bronchitis excluded). BMI (body mass index), Beck depression scale and health-promoting program participation presented also in 2003

	No asthma 1998	%	Asthma 1998	%	Total	P-value
Gender
Women	13,064	58	529	62	13,593
Men	9308	42	319	38	9627
All	22,372	100	848	100	23,220	0.021
Physical work load 1998
Very light	7160	42	290	46	7450
Light	2445	14	90	14	2535
Moderate	6058	35	203	32	6261
Heavy	1543	9	54	9	1597	0.224
Occupational health check-up 1998
None	8706	40	348	41	9054
In the last year	4976	22	190	23	5166
1–5 years ago	5462	25	206	25	5668
More than 5 years ago	3052	14	97	12	3149	0.274
Age group 1998
20–24	6203	28	296	35	6499
30–34	5366	24	240	28	5606
40–44	5364	24	155	18	5519
50–54	5438	24	157	19	5595	< 0.001
Has your physician advised you to change your health behavior? 1998
No	19,090	87	685	82	19,775
Yes	2982	14	153	18	3135	< 0.001
Have you participated in a health-promoting program? 1998
None	20,844	94	776	93	21,620
In the last year	472	2	24	3	496
1–5 years ago	425	2	21	3	446
More than 5 years ago	353	2	15	2	368	0.280
Smoking 1998
Non-smoker	9504	46	359	46	9863
Ex-smoker	5689	28	222	29	5911
Current smoker	5360	26	194	25	5554	0.753
Smoking 2003
Non-smoker	7533	49	290	50	7823
Ex-smoker	4674	30	171	30	4845
Current smoker	3328	21	117	20	3445	0.693
BMI 1998
< 30	20,240	91	746	89	20,986
≥ 30	2008	9	97	12	2105	0.014
BMI 2003
< 30	14,676	87	533	85	15,209
≥ 30	2166	13	98	16	2264	0.050
Beck depression scale 1998
Healthy (0–9)	19,834	89	747	89	20,581
Depressed (≥10)	2378	11	94	11	2472	0.665
Beck depression scale 2003
Healthy (0–9)	14,725	89	542	86	15,267
Depressed (≥10)	1894	11	85	12	1979	0.096
Have you participated in a health-promoting program? 2003
None	15,760	95	571	92	16,331
In the last year	299	2	14	2	313
1–5 years ago	278	2	18	3	296
More than 5 years ago	325	2	17	3	342	0.040

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