Are hospital workers healthy? A study of cardiometabolic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors associated with obesity among hospital workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Baun WB ; Brown HS ; Hoelscher DM ; Karhade M ; Perkison WB ; Pompeii LA ; Sharma SV ; Upadhyaya M
• Description:
  Objective: This study evaluated the cardiometabolic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors associated with weight status among hospital employees. Methods: A total of n = 924 employees across the six hospitals in Texas participated in this cross-sectional study, 2012 to 2013. Association between weight status and waist circumference, blood pressure, biomarkers, diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and psychosocial factors was assessed. Results: About 78.1% of employees were overweight/obese. Obese participants (body mass index [BMI] ≥30.0 kg/m2 ) had higher consumption of potatoes, fats, sugary beverages, and spent more time watching television, playing computer games, and sitting than those having normal weight. Being obese was positively associated with blood pressure, blood glucose, low-density lipoprotein, and negatively associated with high-density lipoprotein. Finally, 78.8% of workers were dissatisfied with their worksite wellness with dissatisfaction being higher among obese employees. Being overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 ) was positively associated with blood pressure, but not other variables. Conclusion: Understanding the risk profile of hospital workers is critical to developing effective interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Body Weight Cardiovascular System Diet Energy Metabolism Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health care workers; Cardiovascular health; Metabolic effects; Psychosocial factors; Body weight; Obesity; Diet; Biomarkers; Physical exercise; Sedentary lifestyle; Cross sectional studies
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065329
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Dec; 58(12):1231-1238
• Contact Point Address:
  Shreela V. Sharma, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler, RAS E603, Houston, TX 77030
• Email:
  Shreela.V.Sharma@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3cddb76c1c8405a6cfbef0869cf62a84c586e169bc49e47acd52c4b67cc351e859f66f8efdfe9d6492bf1441c153e887a0af17e36a20c76cf47f04c1415ee396
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248587/cdc_248587_DS1.pdf
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