Relationship Between Employment Characteristics and Obesity Among Employed U.S. Adults

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Health Promot
• Personal Author:
  Park, Sohyun ; Pan, Liping ; Lankford, Tina
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  This study examined associations between employment characteristics and obesity among a sample representing civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. adults.
  
  Design
  
  Quantitative, cross-sectional study.
  
  Setting
  
  Workplace.
  
  Subjects
  
  The 2010 National Health Interview Survey data for 15,121 employed adults (≥18 years).
  
  Measures
  
  The outcome variable was weight status, and exposure variables were employment characteristics (number of employees, work hours, paid by the hour, paid sick leave, and health insurance offered).
  
  Analysis
  
  Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for employment characteristics associated with obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m2) after controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, family income, fruit/vegetable intake, physical activity, smoking, and occupations.
  
  Results
  
  Nationwide, 28% of employed adults were obese. From multivariate logistic regression, the odds of being obese was significantly greater among adults who worked at a company with 100 to 499 employees (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.02–1.39) vs. 1 to 24 employees and those who worked >50 hours/week (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.05–1.65) vs. <30 hours/week.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Approximately 3 out of 10 employees were obese and 6 out of 10 were overweight or obese. A better understanding of why these employment characteristics are associated with obesity could help employers better develop and target interventions for obesity prevention and treatment in the worksites.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Employment Female Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity
• Source:
  Am J Health Promot. 2014; 28(6):389-396.
• Pubmed ID:
  24200331
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4494781
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b5e4ec77926a25e01374969ccc798447197cd08b2dd29fcaaccf1e0edbd8ab95
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32037/cdc_32037_DS1.pdf
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