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Table 1 Prevalence and medians of CD-risk factors of the compared occupational groups

From: Work and diet-related risk factors of cardiovascular diseases: comparison of two occupational groups

Prevalence of elevated risks

    

median (P25-P75)

 

p1

Group

chef group

office group

chef group

office group

 
 

N

%

N

%

N = 45

N = 48

 

Physical and mental health

       

BMI > 25 kg/m2

28

62.2

28

58.3

26.1 (22.8-28.1)

25.3 (22.6-27.4)

NS

body fat > 22%

16

35.6

16

33.3

19.0 (15.0-24.0)

19.5 (15.0-22.8)

NS

blood pressure > 130:85 mmHg

16

35.6

18

37.5

   

MECCA type A3

15

33.3

5

10.4

  

0.0012

lifestyle factor: smoking

       

smokers

16

35.6

8

16.7

  

0,0372

blood parameters

       

fasting glucose > 6.4 mmol/l

5

11.1

1

2.1

5.2 (4.7-5.7)

5.4 (5.1-5.6)

NS

HbA1c > 6.1%

1

2.2

0

-

5.3 (5.0-5.6)

5.2 (5.0-5.4)

NS

TC > 5.2 mmol/l

28

62.2

21

43.8

5.5 (4.9-5.9)

5.1 (4.3-5.7)

0.045

LDL-C > 3.9 mmol/l

15

33.3

11

22.9

3.5 (3.0-4.3)

3.5 (2.8-3.9)

NS

HDL-C < 0.9 mmol/l

6

13.3

6

12.5

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.2 (1.0-1.3)

NS

TAG > 1.7 mmol/l

12

26.7

13

27.1

1.2 (0.8-2.0)

1.0 (0.7-1.8)

NS

Lp (a) > 30 mg/dl

11

24.4

10

20.8

7.9 (4.8-32.2)

7.3 (2.4-25.6)

NS

ApoB > 1.6 g/l

0

-

0

-

1.1 (1.0-1.3)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.002

CRP > 3 mg/l

18

40.0

11

22.9

2.0 (1.0-4.5)

2.3 (1.0-3.0)

NS

uric acid > 420 μmol/l

7

15.6

1

2.1

354 (308-389)

322 (302-363)

0.018

homocysteine > 9.2 mmol/l

8

17.8

12

25.0

8.0 (6.0-9.0)

8.0 (6.8-9.3)

NS

vitamin B12 < 165 pmol/l

1

2.2

1

2.1

265 (228-335)

245 (203-285)

0.027

folic acid < 3.6 ng/ml

2

4.4

4

8.3

7.7 (5.8-10.0)

6.5 (5.4-8.7)

NS

  1. 1 Mann-Whitney-U test
  2. 2 Pearson's χ2 test
  3. 3 for details see text