Office employees have poor eyesight and hearing, reveal health checks
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 @ 1:46 PM
OVER half of all Spanish office workers have eyesight problems and a third have hearing troubles, a report by risk management firm FREMAP reveals.
Based upon annual health checks carried out in most workplaces, results showed 73% wear glasses – some all the time and some just for computer work or reading and 52% have poor eyesight, whilst 33% are at least slightly deaf even though in most cases, it does not affect their ability to hold a conversation.
A total of 54% were clinically overweight, although not necessarily obese – a percentage which rises to 62% in men, but accounts for fewer than a third of women.
The average male office worker weigh between 77 and 85 kilos (12st 1.5lb and l3st 5lb) and stands between 1.75m and 1.8m (5'9” and 5'11”) tall.
Female desk workers average between 1.6m and 1.65m (5'3” and 5'5”) and typically weigh 55 to 70 kilos (8st 9lb and 11st), the lower end of which is an ideal weight for this height or even slightly below it.
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