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Obesity and Other Risk Factors: The National Survey of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury
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6 2014
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Source: Am J Ind Med. 57(6):615-626
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Alternative Title:Am J Ind Med
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Description:Background
Drivers of heavy and tractor-trailer trucks accounted for 56% of all production and nonsupervisory employees in the truck transportation industry in 2011. There are limited data for illness and injury in long-haul truck drivers, which prompted a targeted national survey.
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Interviewers collected data during 2010 from 1,670 long-haul truck drivers at 32 truck stops across the 48 contiguous United States that were used to compute prevalence estimates for self-reported health conditions and risk factors.
Results
Obesity (69% vs. 31%, P <0.01) and current smoking (51% vs. 19%, P <0.01) were twice as prevalent in long-haul truck drivers as in the 2010 U.S. adult working population. Sixty-one percent reported having two or more of the risk factors: hypertension, obesity, smoking, high cholesterol, no physical activity, 6 or fewer hours of sleep per 24-hr period.
Conclusion
Survey findings suggest a need for targeted interventions and continued surveillance for long-haul truck drivers.
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Pubmed ID:24390804
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4511102
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Volume:57
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Issue:6
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