From: Work hours, weight status, and weight-related behaviors: a study of metro transit workers
 | Hours worked per week | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Males | Models, p1 | Females |  | Models, p1 | |||||
 | <40 (ref) 2 | 40-49 | ≥50 | 1 | 2 | <40 (ref) 2 | 40-49 | ≥50 | 1 | 2 |
n | 155 | 633 | 66 | Â | Â | 66 | 152 | 14 | Â | Â |
BMI (kg/m2) 3 (SD) | 31.4 (7.5) | 32 (6.8 | 34.3 (9.1)* | Â | Â | 34.1 (10.2) | 32.9 (6.8) | 34.9 (7.9) | Â | Â |
Food Frequency | ||||||||||
Past month, ≥ 0.5 servings/day, % | ||||||||||
-Sweets | 50.3 | 57.5 | 59.1 | .56 | .75 | 56.1 | 55.9 | 64.3 | .79 | .66 |
-Salty snacks | 27.7 | 42.7 | 45.5 | .005 | .08 | 47.0 | 35.5 | 57.1 | .18 | .28 |
-SSB | 36.1 | 39.5 | 39.3 | .28 | .25 | 40.9 | 30.3 | 35.7 | .35 | .45 |
Past month, ≥ 2 servings/day, % | ||||||||||
Fruits and Vegetables | 38.1 | 42.5 | 37.9 | .28 | .36 | 56.1 | 48.7 | 85.7* | .02 | .04 |
Past month, ≥1-3 time, % | ||||||||||
Fast food | 73.4 | 77.5 | 72.7 | .57 | .66 | 86.7 | 77.6 | 71.4 | .36 | .25 |
Past month, use of vending machines, ≥ 3-4 times/wk, % | ||||||||||
-Cold Beverage | 25.8 | 34.7 | 47.7* | .005 | .004 | 27.4 | 35.1 | 21.4 | .11 | .11 |
-Hot Beverage | 28.0 | 34.0 | 46.2 | .08 | .06 | 25.8 | 22.1 | 28.6 | .56 | .39 |
-Snack4 | 21.9 | 33.2* | 51.5* | <0.001 | <0.001 | 32.8 | 25.5 | .51 | .50 | |
Past month, use of vending machines, ≥ 2-3 times/mo, % | ||||||||||
-Cold Food4 | 28.0 | 31.3 | 47.0* | .01 | .001 | 14.5 | 22.8* | .07 | .04 | |
Physical Activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Reporting LTPA ≥3 times/wk, % | ||||||||||
-Mod/Strenuous | 60.9 | 60.5 | 63.1 | .96 | .96 | 52.5 | 44.8 | 30.8 | .29 | .25 |
-Mild | 47.7 | 53.6 | 50.8 | .46 | .88 | 40.3 | 44.9 | 23.1 | .48 | .45 |
Sweat Frequency within the past 7 days,% | ||||||||||
-Sometimes/often | 76.0 | 76.5 | 83.3 | .42 | .39 | 73.0 | 70.3 | 53.8 | .36 | .23 |
Perception of Work Environment | ||||||||||
Easy to eat healthy at work (% Disagree/strongly) | 60.4 | 65.0 | 60.6 | .37 | .21 | 66.7 | 68.5 | 71.4 | .93 | .81 |
Hard to get F&V at work (%Agree/strongly) | 49.0 | 51.3 | 52.3 | .66 | .19 | 50.8 | 58.9 | 64.3 | .68 | .68 |