Workplace staff canteen is associated with lower blood pressure among industry workers
| Autor: | Carlos Alberto Machado, Daniele Botelho Vinholes, Flávio Danni Fuchs, Ione Maria Fonseca Melo, Sandra C. Fuchs, Hilton Chaves, Sinara Laurini Rossato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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business.industry
Lower blood pressure 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure Formal education Environmental health Workforce Lower prevalence Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Leafy vegetables business Practical implications Socioeconomic status Food Science |
| Zdroj: | British Food Journal. 120:602-612 |
| ISSN: | 0007-070X |
| Popis: | Purpose A staff canteen in the workplace can offer a healthier diet, which may lower the blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether the presence of staff canteen in the workplace is associated with consumption of healthy food and lower systolic and diastolic BP. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted, randomly selecting workers through a multistage sampling, stratified by company size in Brazil. Demographic, socioeconomic, and life style characteristics were evaluated, and weight, height, and BP were measured. Statistical analysis used generalized linear models, controlling for design effect and confounding factors, to assess the association between BP and staff canteen and the intake of food items. Findings In total, 4.818 workers, aged 35.4±10.7 years, 76.5 percent men, with 8.7±4.1 years of formal education were enrolled. Prevalence of hypertension was 24.7 percent (p-value Practical implications Workers of industries with staff canteen consumed a healthier diet, and had lower systolic and diastolic BP, and lower prevalence of hypertension than workers from workplaces without staff canteen. Originality/value This study was the first carried out among workers of industries reporting that the presence of a staff canteen in the workplace is associated with lower systolic and diastolic BP and prevalence of hypertension. |
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