From: Occupational risk of overweight and obesity: an analysis of the Australian Health Survey
Male | Female | |||||||
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Socio-demographic | n | BMI mean (sd) | Over-weight % | Obese % | n | BMI mean (sd) | Over-weight % | Obese % |
Occupation type | ||||||||
Without occupation | 1121 | 27.1 (4.8)R | 38.6 | 25.1 | 2300 | 26.0 (5.9)R | 28.0 | 20.7 |
Manager & administrator | 852 | 27.3 (4.4) | 49.3 | 19.3 | 313 | 24.9 (4.8)b | 27.1 | 13.4 |
Professional | 1100 | 26.4 (4.2)b | 45.2 | 15.6 | 1162 | 24.9 (5.0)b | 23.0 | 14.7 |
Associate professional | 808 | 27.3 (4.9) | 45.9 | 23.1 | 656 | 25.2 (4.8)b | 29.1 | 14.9 |
Tradesperson | 1262 | 26.6 (4.5)a | 46.2 | 17.7 | 99 | 25.9 (5.8) | 28.6 | 16.5 |
Advanced clerical & SW1 | 44 | 28.3 (5.4) | 50.4 | 27.3 | 339 | 25.0 (5.1)b | 23.5 | 15.4 |
Intermediate clerical | 526 | 27.0 (5.0) | 45.6 | 19.9 | 1314 | 25.4 (5.4)b | 27.0 | 16.9 |
SSW2 | ||||||||
Intermediate production & transport | 867 | 27.4 (4.7) | 43.0 | 24.3 | 101 | 25.6 (5.2) | 25.7 | 23.1 |
Elementary clerical SSW | 305 | 25.8 (4.9)b | 39.7 | 14.7 | 498 | 25.4 (5.2)a | 29.4 | 16.3 |
Laborers | 528 | 26.3 (4.8)b | 36.1 | 22.0 | 336 | 25.6 (5.1) | 28.5 | 17.9 |
Age group | ||||||||
20-34 | 2639 | 25.8 (4.8)R | 38.6 | 14.7 | 2510 | 24.3 (5.5)R | 22.4 | 12.8 |
35-49 | 2689 | 27.4 (4.6)b | 46.9 | 23.1 | 2628 | 25.6 (5.4) b | 27.1 | 17.6 |
50-64 | 2139 | 27.5 (4.4)b | 46.8 | 24.2 | 2014 | 26.7 (5.1) b | 32.4 | 23.0 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
Australia/English-speaking | 6190 | 27.1 (4.6)R | 45.0 | 21.5 | 5890 | 25.7 (5.5)R | 27.2 | 18.8 |
Others | 1276 | 26.0 (4.9)b | 38.6 | 15.1 | 1262 | 24.3 (5.2)b | 26.0 | 10.9 |
Social marital status | ||||||||
Married/Defacto | 4531 | 27.5 (4.8)R | 47.9 | 23.0 | 4437 | 25.7 (5.6)R | 28.7 | 18.0 |
Other | 2935 | 25.9 (4.4)b | 37.9 | 16.4 | 2715 | 25.0 (5.1)b | 24.1 | 16.5 |
Highest level post-school | ||||||||
None/still at school | 2878 | 27.0 (4.9)R | 42.9 | 22.3 | 3104 | 26.0 (5.7)R | 9.4 | 20.8 |
Basic/skilled vocational | 2261 | 27.2 (4.6) | 45.0 | 22.4 | 1381 | 25.8 (5.6) | 26.7 | 18.9 |
Diploma | 827 | 27.1 (5.0) | 44.7 | 20.5 | 1068 | 25.2 (5.1)b | 27.3 | 15.5 |
Degree or higher | 1500 | 26.1 (4.1)b | 43.8 | 13.8 | 1600 | 24.2 (4.6)b | 22.2 | 10.9 |
Household income quintile | ||||||||
1st Quintile (highest) | 608 | 26.9 (5.5)R | 40.6 | 20.5 | 1217 | 25.9 (6.0)R | 28.6 | 20.1 |
2nd Quintile | 664 | 26.4 (4.8)a | 34.7 | 22.4 | 1127 | 26.1 (5.6)b | 29.3 | 19.9 |
3rd Quintile | 1121 | 26.7 (4.8) | 40.5 | 19.9 | 1633 | 25.4 (5.3) | 25.5 | 17.8 |
4th Quintile | 1747 | 26.9 (4.7) | 43.8 | 21.2 | 1266 | 25.3 (5.1) | 28.0 | 16.4 |
5th Quintile (lowest) | 2626 | 27.1 (4.2) | 49.0 | 19.7 | 966 | 24.9 (4.9)b | 26.3 | 13.4 |