Actual Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Korean Blue Collar Workers Employed by Small Businesses

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• Personal Author:
  Hong OS ; Hwang WJ ; Won JU
• Description:
  Actual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and related factors among blue collar workers employed by small businesses were investigated. This cross-sectional study of 238 Korean blue collar workers used surveys, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and blood sampling for lipid and glucose levels to answer the research questions. Multiple regression techniques were used to analyze study data. The prevalence of actual CVD risk among blue collar workers was 32 cases per 100 workers. A multiple regression model showed that a combination of individual, psychosocial, and work-related factors explained 34% of the variance in actual CVD risk. The significant predictors of actual CVD risk included knowledge of CVD risk, risk perception, job stress, and waist-to-hip ratio. It is important for clinicians to consider all of these significant predictors of actual CVD risk when designing an intervention program to reduce CVD among Korean blue collar workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Cardiovascular Disease Cross Sectional Studies Health Disparities Job Stress Psychosocial Factors Risk Factors Work Environment
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-171
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053697
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2013 Apr; 61(4):163-171
• Contact Point Address:
  Won Ju Hwang, RN, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea
• Email:
  hwangwj@khu.ac.kr
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3c5af05a510a7a473d420a038667467995954908d95abd2e89c695d076f732d592e1451a0096cacab55d46af0f6599e4c01733633902e0ab7890ace0541246a7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216410/cdc_216410_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 114.33 KB ]