Body mass index (kg/m2) (SD) | 26.9 (3.5) | 25.0 (3.1) | <0.0001 | 26.1 (5.1) | 23.5 (3.6) | 0.001 |
BMI <25 kg/m2, n (%) | 39 (27.5) | 154 (54.3) | <0.0001 | 29 (47.6) | 85 (69.7) | 0.001 |
30 kg/m2 > BMI ⩾25 kg/m2 | 79 (55.6) | 110 (38.7) | | 21 (34.4) | 32 (26.2) | |
BMI ⩾30 kg/m2 | 24 (16.9) | 20 (7.0) | | 11 (18.0) | 5 (4.1) | |
Smokers (⩾1 cig/day), n (%) | 47 (33.1) | 105 (37.0) | 0.431 | 21 (34.3) | 29 (23.8) | 0.127 |
Alcohol*, n (%) | 24 (16.9) | 35 (12.3) | 0.197 | 12 (19.7) | 11 (9.0) | 0.040 |
Physical inactivity†, n (%) | 77 (54.2) | 167 (58.8) | 0.368 | 48 (78.7) | 91 (74.6) | 0.511 |
Occupation, n (%) | | | | | | |
Executives | 22 (15.5) | 39 (13.7) | 0.166 | 6 (9.9) | 17 (13.9) | 0.352 |
Middle executives | 45 (31.7) | 107 (37.7) | | 13 (21.3) | 33 (27.1) | |
Employees | 9 (6.3) | 31 (10.9) | | 31 (50.8) | 60 (49.2) | |
Workers | 66 (46.5) | 107 (37.7) | | 11 (18.0) | 12 (9.8) | |
Educational level, n (%) | | | | | | |
⩾12 years | 22 (15.5) | 53 (18.7) | 0.216 | 2 (3.3) | 24 (19.7) | 0.009 |
7–11 years | 108 (76.1) | 194 (68.3) | | 42 (68.8) | 74 (60.6) | |
⩽6 years | 12 (8.4) | 37 (13.0) | | 17 (27.9) | 24 (19.7) | |
Occupational hazards, n (%) | | | | | | |
Physical exertion | 80/139 (57.5) | 154/268 (57.5) | 0.986 | 19/60 (31.7) | 31/118 (26.3) | 0.449 |
Shift work | 38/142 (26.8) | 76/284 (26.8) | 1.000 | 5/61 (8.2) | 11/121 (9.1) | 0.841 |
Job insecurity | 14/140 (10.0) | 30/276 (10.9) | 0.785 | 8/60 (13.3) | 21/119 (17.6) | 0.460 |
Organisational changes, n (%) | | | | | | |
Restructuring | 87/141 (61.7) | 177/282 (62.8) | 0.831 | 32/61 (52.5) | 81/120 (67.5) | 0.048 |
Relocation | 70/138 (50.7) | 157/280 (56.1) | 0.302 | 15/60 (25.0) | 35/117 (29.9) | 0.492 |
Downsizing | 82/137 (59.8) | 167/278 (60.1) | 0.966 | 26/60 (43.3) | 58/119 (48.7) | 0.494 |
Job strain, n (%) | n = 137 | n = 280 | | n = 61 | n = 114 | |
PD +, DL – (job strain) | 40 (29.2) | 66 (23.6) | 0.086 | 15 (24.6) | 25 (21.9) | 0.182 |
PD −, DL – (passive) | 35 (25.5) | 69 (24.6) | | 21 (34.4) | 26 (22.8) | |
PD +, DL + (active) | 49 (35.8) | 92 (32.9) | | 16 (26.2) | 32 (28.1) | |
PD −, DL + (low strain) | 13 (9.5) | 53 (18.9) | | 9 (14.8) | 31 (27.2) | |
Low support at work, n (%) | 73/133 (54.9) | 142/281 (50.5) | 0.407 | 34/56 (60.7) | 59/115 (51.3) | 0.246 |
Low support out of work, n (%) | 81/141 (57.4) | 150/280 (53.6) | 0.451 | 38/61 (62.3) | 53/121 (43.8) | 0.018 |
Stressful life events, n (%) | 106/137 (77.4) | 247/280 (88.2) | 0.004 | 45/60 (75.0) | 108/122 (88.5) | 0.019 |