Do overweight workers profit by workplace health promotion, more than their normal-weight peers? Evaluation of a worksite intervention

Table 1 Selected demographic characteristics of matched participants

Characteristic	Matched sample participants^a(Normal weight^b) (n = 201)	Matched sample participants (Overweight^c) (n = 169)	Matched sample control group(Normal weight^b) (n =158 )	Matched sample control group(Overweight^c) (n = 135)
Age, years, %
21-30	6.0	8.3	8.2	3.0
31-40	17.4	18.9	12.7	12.6
41-50	44.3	30.8	47.5	45.2
51-60	29.4	39.1	30.4	38.5
>60	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.7
Sex, %
Male	36.8	43.5	24.1	32.6
Female	58.7	51.8	74.7	63.7
BMI¹, kg/m²
T0: Mean (SD¹)	22.6 (1.6)	28.6 (2.5)	22.3 (1.8)	28.6 (2.1)
T2: Mean (SD)	22.7 (1.8)	28.1 (2.9)	22.6 (1.7)	28.7 (2.4)

¹Abbreviations: BMI - body mass index; SD - standard deviation
^aMatched sample participants represent the workers identified by code, age, sex, and height with a completed assessment at baseline and follow-up
^bNormal weight = BMI ≤ 24.9 kg/m²
^cOverweight = BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m²

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