Table 4 Perceived Work Environment and Attitudes About Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among 1092 Metropolitan Transit Workers
Body Mass Index Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | <25 | >= 25 < 30 | >= 30 | |
Survey Data | ||||
N | 1092 | 132 | 343 | 617 |
Perceived access at work (hard to get at work; agree; %) | ||||
Fruit/vegetables | 51.9 | 48.9 | 52.9 | 51.9 |
Physical activity | 61.7 | 52.7 | 56.7 | 66.3A** |
Perceived information at work (lots of information at work: agree; %) | ||||
Healthy eating | 32.6 | 33.2 | 34.5 | 31.4 |
Physical activity | 33.7 | 35.9 | 36.3 | 31.7 |
Weight Management | 26.6 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 24.7 |
Perceived easy to do at workplace (agree: %) | ||||
Healthy eating | 15.8 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 13.8 |
Physical activity | 30.3 | 33.2AB | 36.8B | 25.9A** |
Weight management | 18.5 | 27.5 | 24.9 | 13.0A*** |
Perceived social support | ||||
(1 = not at all supportive; 5 = very supportive) (m,se) | ||||
Healthy Food Choices | ||||
Family | 3.1(.05) | 2.7 (.15)A | 3.1 (.09) | 3.2 (.07)** |
Friend | 2.3 (.05) | 2.0 (.15) | 2.4 (.09) | 2.3 (.07) |
Co-worker | 1.6 (.05) | 1.5 (.14) | 1.6 (.08) | 1.6 (.06) |
Physical Activity | ||||
Family | 3.0 (.05) | 2.8 (.15) | 3.0 (.09) | 3.0 (.07) |
Friend | 2.3 (.05) | 2.1 (.15) | 2.3 (.09) | 2.3 (.07) |
Co-worker | 1.5 (.05) | 1.3 (.13) | 1.6 (.08) | 1.6 (.06) |
Weight Management | ||||
Family | 2.8 (.05) | 2.2 (.16)A | 2.6 (.10)B | 3.0 (.07)C*** |
Friend | 2.0 (.05) | 1.5 (.15)A | 2.0 (.09) | 2.1 (.07)** |
Co-worker | 1.4 (.04) | 1.1 (.13) | 1.3 (.08) | 1.4 (.06) |
Perceived Importance for Health (agree; %) | ||||
Food choices | 83.7 | 88.1 | 82.9 | 83.2 |
Physical activity | 90.6 | 93.0 | 91.0 | 89.8 |
Weight management | 80.8 | 67.7A | 80.9 | 83.5*** |
Perceived Personal Importance for Health (agree; %) | ||||
Eat fewer calories | 44.5 | 26.6A | 40.6B | 50.4C*** |
Be more physically active | 67.9 | 67.8 | 72.9 | 65.2 |
Manage weight | 65.5 | 49.0A | 65.6 | 69.0*** |
Perceived Weight Concerns (m; se) | ||||
Pounds gain to notice | 10.3 (.44) | 9.4 (1.3) | 10.4 (.79) | 10.5 (.60) |
Pounds gain to take action | 16.4 (.73) | 18.7 (2.1) | 15.4 (1.3) | 16.7 (1.0) |
Weight concern (notice – take action) | -6.3 (.59) | -9.4 (1.7) | -4.9 (1.0) | -6.5 (.82) |