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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822cfe8e
Personal Author:
Lewis, John E. ; Clark, John D. ; LeBlanc, William G. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Cabán-Martinez, Alberto J. ; ... More +
Lewis, John E. ; Clark, John D. ; LeBlanc, William G. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Cabán-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Arheart, Kristopher L. ; Tannenbaum, Stacey L. ; Ocasio, Manuel A. ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Kachan, Diana ; McCollister, Kathryn ; Dietz, Noella ; Bandiera, Frank C. ; Clarke, Tainya C. ; Lee, David J. ; Less -
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Objective To explore cardiovascular fitness in 40 occupations using a nationally-representative 3 sample of the U.S. population. Methods Respondents aged 18–49 (n=3,354) from the 1999–2004 NHANES were evaluated for 5 cardiovascular fitness and classified into low, moderate, and high levels. Comparisons were 6 made among occupations. Results Of all U.S. workers, 16% had low, 36% moderate, and 48% high cardiovascular 8 fitness. Administrators, Health occupations, Wait staff, Personal services, and Agricultural 9 occupations had a lesser percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared to all 10 others. Sales workers, Administrative support, and Food preparers had a higher percentage of 11 workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared to all others. Conclusions Cardiovascular fitness varies significantly across occupations, and those with limited physical activity have higher percentages of low cardiovascular fitness. Workplace strategies are needed to promote cardiovascular fitness among high-risk occupations.
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Adolescent
Adult
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Exercise Test
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Occupations
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Fitness
Young Adult

Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 53(10):1115-1121.
Pubmed ID:
21915067
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3190024
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
F30 AG040886/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R01 OH03915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ;
F30 AG040886/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R01 OH03915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; Less -
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ccb924a0e80d3528d9c6c7c2211efe4e20a5396ea25fe5c781574205b13f0fe4
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