Cardiovascular fitness levels among American workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Bandiera FC ; Cabán-Martinez AJ ; Clark JD III ; Clarke TC ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Dietz N ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Kachan D ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Lewis JE ; McCollister, Kathryn ; Ocasio MA ; Tannenbaum SL
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To explore cardiovascular fitness in 40 occupations using a nationally representative sample of the US population. METHODS: Respondents aged 18 to 49 years (N = 3354) from the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were evaluated for cardiovascular fitness and classified into low, moderate, and high levels. Comparisons were made among occupations. RESULTS: Of all the US workers, 16% had low, 36% moderate, and 48% high cardiovascular fitness. Administrators, health occupations, wait staff, personal services, and agricultural occupations had a lesser percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with all others. Sales workers, administrative support, and food preparers had a higher percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with all others. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiovascular fitness varies significantly across occupations, and those with limited physical activity have higher percentages of low cardiovascular fitness. Workplace strategies are needed to promote cardiovascular fitness among high-risk occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Epidemiology Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-function Cardiovascular-system Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Humans Physical-fitness Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040310
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Oct; 53(10):1115-1121
• Contact Point Address:
  John E. Lewis, PhD, 1120 NW 14th St, Ste 1474 (D21), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  jelewis@miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:265a4145a88a7f81d2996e115172408814750c257c5ff42e2fa32ec590f8628ee2d24fad9f6ca122ed27476d1a0764c651a97c621dc7893e767bb332a5a3ba09
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193238/cdc_193238_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 112.21 KB ]