TotalWellness, a comprehensive wellness company, performed more than 85,000 biometric screenings during 2015 on C-suite, white-collar and blue-collar workers to determine the current health status of America's workforce.
Highlighted below are five key takeaways from the report, separated by common health measures. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Cholesterol
1. Seventy-one percent of workers screened exhibited total cholesterol levels in the optimal range, 22 percent were in the borderline high range and 7 percent were in the high range.
Blood sugar
2. The vast majority (85 percent) exhibited blood glucose levels in the normal range, while 12 percent were in the pre-diabetes range.
Blood pressure
3. More than one-third (36 percent) of the employees fell within the normal blood pressure range, 50 percent exhibited pre-hypertension and 11 percent had stage 1 hypertension.
Body mass index
4. Regarding BMI, 29 percent of the employees fell in the normal range, 34 percent were overweight, 29 percent were obese and 7 percent were in the extremely obese range.
5. Thirty-six percent had a waist circumference that was categorized as "high." Waist circumference can help assess body weight because carrying extra fat around the belly can put people at a higher risk for some obesity-related complications.
The authors of the report wrote they were "surprised at how well employees scored across the board. There could be a positive tilt because people who are comfortable with their health are more likely to attend a screening in the first place."
To access "The Health Status Report of America's Workforce," click here.
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