Obesity and Other Risk Factors: The National Survey of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury

Sieber, W. Karl; Robinson, Cynthia F.; Birdsey, Jan; Chen, Guang X.; Hitchcock, Edward M.; Lincoln, Jennifer E.; Nakata, Akinori; Sweeney, Marie H.

doi:10.1002/ajim.22293

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Obesity and Other Risk Factors: The National Survey of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury

Published Date:

Jan 04 2014

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22293 New Site Icon

Source:

Am J Ind Med. 57(6):615-626.

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Personal Authors:

Sieber, W. Karl ; Robinson, Cynthia F. ; Birdsey, Jan ; Chen, Guang X. ; Hitchcock, Edward M. ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

24390804

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4511102

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.

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Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

DYT1/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
WKS1/Intramural CDC HHS/United States

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