30–44 years (65.9%), were white Irish (90%), male (68.7%) and had a
tertiary education (77.3%). Most employees were not in a managerial
or supervisory role (78.4%) and usually worked during the day (68.1%).
Table 2 shows the lifestyle, physical status and dietary data for men
and women. Almost half of the study population had low physical activity
levels (45%). A total of 16.7% of employees were classified as current
smokers. A higher proportion of males (13.4%) reported consuming at
least 14 units of alcohol/week compared to females (3.1%). Almost half
of all employees reported their general health as ‘good’ (47%) and