National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury: health behaviors

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• Personal Author:
  Birdsey J ; Chen GX ; Hitchcock EM ; Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Nakata A ; Robinson CF ; Sieber, W. Karl ; Sweeney, Marie H.
• Description:
  Objective: To compare selected health behaviors and body mass index (modifiable risk factors) of US long-haul truck drivers to the US working population by sex. Methods: The National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury interviewed a nationally representative sample of long-haul truck drivers (n = 1265) at truck stops. Age-adjusted results were compared with national health surveys. Results: Compared with US workers, drivers had significantly higher body mass index, current cigarette use, and pack-years of smoking; lower prevalence of annual influenza vaccination; and generally lower alcohol consumption. Physical activity level was low for most drivers, and 25% had never had their cholesterol levels tested. Conclusions: Working conditions common to long-haul trucking may create significant barriers to certain healthy behaviors; thus, transportation and health professionals should address the unique work environment when developing interventions for long-haul drivers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Behavior Body Weight Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers
• Keywords:
  Alcohols Body-weight Drivers National Health Interview Survey NHIS Physical-fitness Risk-factors Smoking Surveillance-programs Truck-drivers Weight-factors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  210-216
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045735
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Feb; 57(2):210-216
• Contact Point Address:
  Jan Birdsey, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Pkwy, MS-R17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  JBirdsey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201036/cdc_201036_DS1.pdf
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