Table 3

Sociodemographic, health and lifestyle characteristics of employees who completed the trial

Total
n=517
N (%)
Control
n=67
N (%)
Education
n=107
N (%)
System level
n=71
N (%)
Combined
n=272
N (%)
Sociodemographic
 Age group (years)
  18–2944 (8.5)11 (16.4)13 (12.1)7 (9.9)13 (4.8)
  30–44331 (64.0)34 (50.7)67 (62.6)33 (46.5)197 (72.4)
  45–65142 (27.5)22 (32.8)27 (25.2)31 (43.7)62 (22.8)
 Gender
  Male393 (76.0)42 (62.7)81 (75.7)43 (60.6)227 (83.5)
  Female124 (24.0)25 (37.3)26 (24.3)28 (39.4)45 (16.5)
 Educational level
  None/primary/secondary99 (19.1)24 (35.8)24 (22.4)32 (45.1)19 (7.0)
  Tertiary418 (80.9)43 (64.2)83 (77.6)39 (54.9)253 (93.0)
 Marital status
  Married/cohabiting375 (72.5)46 (68.7)74 (69.2)50 (70.4)205 (75.4)
  Separated/divorced/widowed17 (3.3)5 (7.5)3 (2.8)2 (2.8)7 (2.6)
  Single/never married125 (24.2)16 (23.9)30 (28.0)19 (26.8)60 (22.1)
 Job position
  Manager/supervisor114 (22.1)17 (25.4)27 (25.2)14 (19.7)56 (20.6)
  Non-manager/non-supervisor403 (77.9)50 (74.6)80 (74.8)57 (80.3)216 (79.4)
Health
 Body mass index (kg/m2)
  Normal weight147 (28.4)17 (25.4)34 (31.8)18 (25.4)78 (28.7)
  Overweight254 (49.1)33 (49.3)48 (44.9)34 (47.9)139 (51.1)
  Obese116 (22.4)17 (25.4)25 (23.4)19 (26.8)55 (20.2)
Lifestyle
 Smoking status
  Never smoked285 (55.1)37 (55.2)56 (52.3)34 (47.9)157 (57.7)
  Former smoker161 (31.1)24 (34.3)30 (28.0)26 (36.6)82 (30.1)
  Current smoker71 (13.7)6 (9.0)21 (19.6)11 (15.5)33 (12.1)
 Physical activity
  Low228 (44.1)53 (79.1)50 (46.7)38 (53.5)87 (32.0)
  Moderate136 (26.3)9 (13.4)30 (28.0)18 (25.4)79 (29.0)
  High153 (29.6)5 (7.5)27 (25.2)15 (21.1)106 (39.0)