Association between cardiovascular fitness and metabolic syndrome among American workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Cutrono SE ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Hodgson N ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Lewis JE
• Description:
  Objective: To explore the association between cardiovascular fitness and metabolic syndrome across occupational groups using a nationally representative sample of the US population. Methods: Respondents aged 18 to 49 years from the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were evaluated for cardiovascular fitness and classified with regard to metabolic syndrome. Comparisons were made across 40 occupational categories. Results: For all occupations with and without metabolic syndrome, the estimated maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) was 38.8 mL/kg/min (standard error = 0.5) and 41.1 mL/kg/min (standard error = 0.2), respectively. The estimated VO2max was higher for those without metabolic syndrome for most occupational groups, particularly for sales supervisors and proprietors, sales representatives, finance, business, and commodities, and freight, stock, and material movers. Conclusions: Low estimated VO2max among workers with metabolic syndrome can be addressed, in part, by workplace interventions designed to increase fitness. This study identifies priority occupational groups for these interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Body Weight Cardiovascular System Energy Metabolism Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Body-weight Cardiovascular-function Cardiovascular-system Humans Metabolic-disorders Metabolism Physical-fitness Physiology
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  129-133
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045729
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Feb; 57(2):129-133
• Contact Point Address:
  John E. Lewis, PhD, 1120 NW 14th St, Suite #1474 (D28), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  jelewis@miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• 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-512:1933aff8c1763a7a56897d9c3aec5c9ac5bcb290b43978dddb527447f8b6bb818447e3659faecf414e2495429cf6609c96fb6adeb7d478e3c4010ef8eec8b35e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201033/cdc_201033_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 90.21 KB ]