Variable | White-collar female workers Mean±SD or median (quartiles) n=50 | Blue-collar female workers Mean±SD or median (quartiles) n=50 | Unemployed females Mean±SD or median (quartiles) n=50 |
Age (years) | 62 (61–64) | 62 (61–63) | 63 (63–64) *(p<0.001) †(p<0.001) |
Education (years) | 14.5 (12–17) | 13 (11–14) *(p<0.001) | 13 (12–16) *(p=0.04) |
BMI (kg/m²) | 27.6±4.4 | 28.24 (25.3–31.3) | 27.0 (23.4–31.6) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 88.5 (81–97) | 93 (86–100) | 85.5 (77.5–100) |
WHR | 0.8±0.1 | 0.9±0.1 *(p=0.01) | 0.8±0.1 †(p<0.001) |
TC (mg/dL) | 214.5 (185.0–249.0) | 221.3±51.5 | 216.4±44.3 |
LDL (mg/dL) | 140.4 (104.9–156.3) | 143.7±41.1 | 134.5±41.9 |
HDL(mg/dL) | 52.9 (45.4–69.0) | 51.2 (45.2–51.9) | 57.0±14.6 |
TG (mg/dL) | 107.9 (78.6–159.8) | 114.7 (74.0–158.7) | 113.0 (76.8–159.4) |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 95.8 (89.0–105.6) | 101.6 (92.6–108.9) | 94.7 (88.7–106.9) |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | 4.4±1.2 | 4.3 (3.9–5.1) | 3.8 (3.2–4.9) †(p=0.01) |
Homocysteine (µmol/L) | 13.3 (11.9–16.2) | 14.25 (12.1–15.9) | 14.3 (12.7–16.0) |
Blood platelets (103/mm3) | 220.1±45.9 | 246.2±46.7 *(p=0.005) | 224.5 (196–256) |
SBP (mm Hg) | 130.5±15.48 | 140.5±15.1 *(p=0.003) | 133.1±13.2 †(p=0.01) |
DBP (mm Hg) | 78.2±11.6 | 84.6±9.9 *(p=0.004) | 80.5±11.9 |
Metabolic syndrome | 27 (54%) | 30 (60%) | 22 (44%) |
PA-EE (kcal/kg/ day) | 44.1 (38.7–48.7) | 50.52±7.33 *(p<0.001) | 41.0 (38.1–43.8) †(p<0.001) |
Stanford moderate PA-HRB I | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
Stanford hard PA-HRB II | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
Stanford hard PA-HRB II (at least one) | 8 (16%) | 5 (10%) | 10 (20%) |
Diseases and drugs | n | n | n |
HA | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Smoking | 13 | 12 | 6 |
DM2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
MI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
IHD | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Stroke | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Obesity | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Antiplatelet drugs | 6 | 9 | 13 |
B-blocker | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Ca-blocker | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Angiotensin II receptor blocker | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Diuretics | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Hypolipemic drugs | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Antidiabetics | 3 | 7 | 5 |
*Statistically different from white-collar.
†Statistically different from blue-collar workers.
.BMI, body mass index;DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM2, diabetes mellitus type 2; HA, arterial hypertension; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PA-EE, physical activity related to energy expenditure; PA-HRB I, physical activity moderate health-related behaviours; PA-HRB II, physical activity hard health-related behaviours; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WHR, waist-hip ratio.