Table 2 Descriptive statistics of individual, life style and work characteristics among male and female teachers in Botswana

Age

36.29 ± 7.02

39.34 ± 9.02

38.50 ± 8.62

<0.001

Body mass index

24.75 ± 5.78

27.55 ± 7.00

26.65 ± 6.76

<0.001

Length of employment

10.14 ± 6.31

13.36 ± 8.82

12.48 ± 8.34

<0.001

Cigarettes/day

5.88 ± 4.78

2.80 ± 1.64

5.59 ± 4.68

0.163

Marital status

0.004

Single

58.7

50.9

53.0

Married

37.5

42.5

41.2

Separated/divorced/widowed

3.8

6.6

5.8

Educational level

<0.001

Certificate

1.7

6.8

5.4

Diploma

54.9

60.2

58.7

Bachelor degree

43.4

33.0

35.9

Number of children less than 6 years

0.210

1

70.3

74.9

73.2

≥2

29.7

25.1

26.8

Smoking

<0.001

Smokers

10.8

0.4

3.2

Ex-smokers

13.6

2.1

5.3

Never smoked

75.6

97.5

91.5

Physical exercise per week >5 hours

18.1

10.4

12.8

<0.001

School level

<0.001

Primary school

36.2

66.0

57.9

Junior secondary

46.4

27.0

32.3

Senior secondary

17.4

7.0

9.8

Work hours per week >40 hours

14.6

12.0

12.7

0.166

Number of students >40

11.4

9.5

10.0

<0.001

Involved in extracurricular activities

69.9

65.4

66.6

0.086