Table 1 Characteristics of public servants aged 40 to 64 years in Taiwan (N = 11,454)

Health checkup category

GPHC

3445

30.1

SPHC

4747

41.4

NOHC

3262

28.5

Demographics

Gender

 Male

5340

46.6

29.2

39.3

31.5

 Female

6114

53.4

30.8

43.4

25.8

Age (years)

 40–44

2719

23.7

24.8

34.3

40.9

 45–49

3579

31.2

31.0

39.1

29.9

 50–54

2732

23.9

30.5

46.9

22.6

 55–59

1646

14.4

33.7

46.3

20.0

 60–64

778

6.8

35.2

47.7

17.1

Educational level

 Senior high

796

6.9

28.8

41.4

29.8

 College

2620

22.9

31.6

38.7

29.7

 University

5040

44

30.3

40.4

29.3

 Postgraduate

2998

26.2

28.7

45.5

25.8

Monthly Income (NT$)

 60 000 or less

5462

47.7

29.3

37.7

33.0

 60 000–80 000

4025

35.1

30.5

42.7

26.8

 80 000 and above

1967

17.2

31.5

49.2

19.3

Marital status

 Single

1690

14.7

26.7

32.8

40.5

 Married

9181

80.2

30.2

43.2

26.6

 Others

583

5.1

37.2

39.0

23.8

Job characteristics

Sector type

 Administration

6120

53.4

28.2

37.8

34

 Public enterprise

2635

23

32.2

46.0

21.8

 Medical service

896

7.8

38.2

48.2

13.6

 Public school

1803

15.8

29.3

43.8

26.9

Shift work

 No

10,203

89.1

30.0

42.1

27.9

 Yes

1251

10.9

30.5

36.6

32.9

Managerial position

 No

7948

69.4

29.6

39.40

31.0

 Yes

3506

30.6

31.1

46.2

22.7

Health behavior

Regular physical exercise

No

6418

56

31.2

39.2

29.6

Yes

5036

44

25.0

44.3

30.7

Consumption of vegetables or fruits

No

7239

63.2

29.6

39.6

30.8

Yes

4215

36.8

30.9

44.7

24.4

Health status

Chronic conditions

 No

7349

64.1

30.5

37.0

32.5

 1

2529

22.1

30.2

47.4

22.4

 ≥ 2

1576

13.8

27.9

52.8

19.3

 Obesity

 No

9664

84.4

30.4

41.4

28.2

 Yes

1790

15.6

28.6

41.3

30.1