Metabolic Syndrome in Commercial Truck Drivers
| Autor: | Atim Effiong, Matthew S. Thiese, Maureen A. Murtaugh, Eric M. Wood, Kurt T. Hegmann, Melissa Cheng, Riann Robbins, Ulrike Ott, Jay Kapellusch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Truck Low HDL-cholesterol Waist Health Status Population Elevated blood 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Prevalence Humans Medicine Working population Study Completed education Life Style Occupational Health Metabolic Syndrome education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health United States Occupational Diseases Motor Vehicles Cross-Sectional Studies Female Metabolic syndrome business human activities Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 62:453-459 |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 1076-2752 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jom.0000000000001863 |
| Popis: | Introduction Commercial motor vehicle drivers, such as truck drivers, experience unique health, lifestyle, and occupational challenges directly associated with their profession. Methods All participants in this multistate cross-sectional study completed questionnaire measurements. Participants were categorized with metabolic syndrome (MetS) if they had at least three of the five modified criteria used in the joint scientific statement on metabolic syndrome. Results Overall MetS prevalence was 52.4% (n = 428) of the 817 participants. Prevalence of MetS criteria were waist circumference (n = 634, 77.0%), low HDL cholesterol (n = 580, 71.0%), elevated triglycerides (n = 552, 67.6%), elevated blood pressure (n = 175, 21.2%), and elevated hemoglobin A1c (n = 97, 11.9%). Truck drivers were 2.7 times more likely to have MetS compared to the general working population. Conclusion Truck drivers in the United States have a high prevalence of MetS compared to the general working population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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