Table 2 Characteristics of the sub-major occupational groups. In parathesis: prevalens (%) or standard deviation (SD)
2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professionals | Science and engineering | Health care | Education | Other professionals | Service, care and shop sales | Service and shop sales | Personal care | Mechanical manufacturing and transport | Mechanical manufacturing | Transport | |
Count (% Men) | 16,868 (46.9%) | 5005 (64.5%) | 2522 (32.5%) | 2460 (21.2%) | 6881 (48.5%) | 7961 (28.3%) | 3970 (47.2%) | 3991 (9.5%) | 7675 (84.1%) | 5654 (81.3%) | 2021 (92.1%) |
Age (yrs) | |||||||||||
Women | 41.7 (10.9) | 37.8 (9.6) | 42.3 (11.5) | 44.2 (11.0) | 41.9 (10.7) | 42.8 (12.3) | 43.1 (12.2) | 42.7 (12.3) | 41.3 (12.2) | 42.0 (12.1) | 37.2 (12.0) |
Men | 41.9 (11.2) | 41.3 (11.0) | 43.1 (11.0) | 43.5 (12.2) | 42.0 (11.3) | 41.7 (12.5) | 42.6 (12.4) | 37.5 (12.2) | 42.0 (12.6) | 41.8 (12.4) | 42.3 (12.9) |
No relationship | |||||||||||
Women | 1204 (13.9%) | 268 (15.5%) | 202 (12.5%) | 200 (10.6%) | 534 (15.5%) | 830 (14.9%) | 320 (15.8%) | 510 (14.4%) | 201 (16.7%) | 165 (15.7%) | 36 (23.7%) |
Men | 1362 (17.8%) | 556 (17.7%) | 117 (15.0%) | 100 (20.1%) | 589 (18.1%) | 472 (21.8%) | 348 (19.4%) | 124 (33.6%) | 1442 (22.8%) | 1045 (23.1%) | 397 (21.9%) |
BMI (kg·m−2) | |||||||||||
Women | 24.8 (4.5) | 23.7 (3.9) | 25.0 (4.5) | 25.8 (4.9) | 24.7 (4.5) | 27.0 (5.7) | 26.6 (5.5) | 27.2 (5.8) | 26.4 (5.1) | 26.4 (5.1) | 26.5 (5.0) |
Men | 25.8 (3.8) | 25.6 (3.6) | 26.1 (3.6) | 26.4 (4.4) | 25.8 (3.8) | 27.1 (4.3) | 27.0 (4.1) | 27.6 (5.1) | 27.6 (4.7) | 27.3 (4.5) | 28.3 (5.2) |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | |||||||||||
Women | 119.8 (15.4) | 116.0 (13.4) | 121.0 (15.1) | 123.0 (16.6) | 119.4 (15.3) | 123.7 (16.6) | 124.4 (17.3) | 123.3 (16.2) | 120.9 (14.6) | 121.1 (14.6) | 119.0 (14.3) |
Men | 127.6 (14.1) | 126.9 (13.5) | 127.8 (13.6) | 128.6 (14.4) | 128.2 (14.7) | 130.1 (15.4) | 130.6 (15.5) | 127.9 (14.6) | 129.6 (15.2) | 129.0 (15.1) | 131.1 (15.4) |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | |||||||||||
Women | 75.7 (10.3) | 73.3 (9.3) | 76.0 (10.2) | 77.5 (10.8) | 75.7 (10.4) | 77.2 (10.7) | 77.9 (11.1) | 76.9 (10.5) | 76.4 (10.3) | 76.5 (10.3) | 75.5 (10.2) |
Men | 78.9 (10.3) | 78.3 (10.2) | 79.5 (10.1) | 79.3 (10.4) | 79.3 (10.5) | 80.7 (11.1) | 81.0 (11.1) | 79.0 (11.1) | 80.3 (11.4) | 79.8 (11.5) | 81.6 (11.3) |
VO2max (ml·min−1·kg−1) | |||||||||||
Women | 37.3 (10.4) | 40.5 (10.4) | 36.4 (10.0) | 34.6 (9.5) | 37.6 (10.5) | 33.1 (9.8) | 33.7 (10.1) | 32.7 (9.6) | 34.4 (9.5) | 34.2 (9.5) | 36.1 (9.8) |
Men | 38.1 (10.3) | 38.9 (10.4) | 36.7 (9.5) | 37.0 (10.4) | 37.8 (10.3) | 35.1 (9.9) | 35.5 (10.0) | 33.6 (9.5) | 33.9 (9.3) | 34.3 (9.4) | 32.9 (9.0) |