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Demographic information of the sample RESULTS
The majority of the workers (87.0%) are male and aged in their BMI
40s to 60s. The average age of the whole sample is 46.31
(SD=11.42). The age distribution is presented in Table 1. It is Body mass index (BMI) is calculated based on the formula of
similar to the CIC registry of the all registered workers in the BMI = body weight (kg)/height2 (m2). The mean BMI of the
territory. sample is 24.14 (SD=3.48). The BMI distribution is presented in
Table 4. The majority of the workers (63%) are normal or slightly
overweight (BMI: 18.5-24.9). Of the total, 37% are moderately or
Age Range Number Percentage severely overweight (BMI over 25).
Below 20 1 0.2%
20-29 59 14.5% BMI Range Number Percentage

30-39 66 16.2% Underweight (<18.5) 13 3.2%
40-49 100 24.6% Normal (18.5-22.9) 152 37.8%
50-59 147 36.1% Overweight – 90 22.4%
At Risk (23.0-24.9)
Above 60 34 8.4%
Overweight –
Moderate (25.0-29.9) 122 30.3%
1 Age Distribution
Overweight – 25 6.2%
Severe (>30.0)
Education level of the sample is presented in Table 2. The
majority of the workers completed primary school (23.6%) or
secondary school (60.7%). 4 BMI Distribution

Education Level Number Percentage
None 18 4.4%
Primary School 96 23.6%
Middle School 144 35.4%
High School 103 25.3%

Diploma 20 4.9%
Associate Degree 8 2.0%
Bachelor 17 4.2%
Others 1 0.2%

2 Education Level

Ethnicity of the sample is presented in Table 3. The majority
of the workers are permanent Hong Kong residents (89.9%),
with the rest being Mainland Chinese (9.3%) and South Asians
(0.7%).

Ethnicity Number Percentage
Hong Kong 366 89.9%
Mainland Chinese 38 9.3%
Pakistani 2 0.5%
Nepalese 1 0.2%

3 Ethnicity

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