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Alternative Title:
Am J Ind Med
Personal Author:
Sieber, W. Karl ; Robinson, Cynthia F. ; Birdsey, Jan ; Chen, Guang X. ; Hitchcock, Edward M. ; ... More +
Sieber, W. Karl ; Robinson, Cynthia F. ; Birdsey, Jan ; Chen, Guang X. ; Hitchcock, Edward M. ; Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Nakata, Akinori ; Sweeney, Marie H. Less -
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.

Methods

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.


Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Occupational Health
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sedentary Behavior
Sleep Deprivation
Smoking
Transportation
Young Adult

Source:
Am J Ind Med. 57(6):615-626
Pubmed ID:
24390804
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4511102
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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