Occupational characteristics and risk factors in 4715 men included in the longitudinal analysis (GAZEL study)
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational category in 1992 | ||
| Middle executive | 4000 | 84.8 |
| Employee/worker | 715 | 15.2 |
| Occupational category in 1999 | ||
| Senior executive and professional | 380 | 8.1 |
| Middle executive | 3740 | 79.3 |
| Employee/worker | 595 | 12.6 |
| Occupational mobility between 1992 and 1999 | ||
| Upwardly mobile | ||
| Middle executive to senior executive and professional | 376 | 8.0 |
| Employee/worker to senior executive and professional | 4 | 0.1 |
| Employee/worker to middle executive | 116 | 2.5 |
| Non-mobile | ||
| Middle executive | 3624 | 76.8 |
| Employee/worker | 595 | 12.6 |
| Smokers in 1992 (yes) | 1079 | 23.2 |
| Excessive alcohol consumption in 1992 (⩾48 g/day) (yes) | 289 | 6.7 |
| Arterial hypertension in 1992 (yes) | 546 | 11.6 |
| Overweight in 1992 (BMI⩾25 kg/m2) (yes) | 2553 | 56.2 |