Occupational characteristics and risk factors in 10 383 men included in the cross sectional analysis (GAZEL study)
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational category at entry into the company | ||
| Middle executive | 1101 | 10.6 |
| Employee/worker | 9282 | 89.4 |
| Occupational category in 1992 | ||
| Senior executive and professional | 2991 | 28.8 |
| Middle executive | 5987 | 57.7 |
| Employee/worker | 1405 | 13.5 |
| Occupational mobility between entry and 1992 | ||
| Upwardly mobile | ||
| Middle executive to senior executive and professional | 609 | 5.9 |
| Employee/worker to senior executive and professional | 2382 | 22.9 |
| Employee/worker to middle executive | 5495 | 52.9 |
| Non-mobile | ||
| Middle executive | 492 | 4.8 |
| Employee/worker | 1405 | 13.5 |
| Smokers in 1992 (yes) | 2511 | 24.5 |
| Excessive alcohol consumption in 1992 (⩾48 g/day) (yes) | 650 | 6.9 |
| Arterial hypertension in 1992 (yes) | 1144 | 11.0 |
| Overweight in 1992 (BMI⩾25 kg/m2) (yes) | 5405 | 55.1 |