Relationships Between Poor Health and Calories from Fat among Commercial Truck Drivers

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Okorie, Onwuka ; Thiese, Matthew S. ; Murtaugh, Maureen A. ; Sheng, Xiaoming ; Handy, Rodney ; Hegmann, Kurt
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers face many challenges to their health, including poor diet, disease, and crash risk. This study quantifies relationships between the percentage of calories from fat (PCF) and markers of poor health, many of which are associated with increased crash risk.
  
  Methods
  
  Cross-sectional data from 790 CMV drivers were analyzed. Percentages of calories from fat (PCF) were estimated using the National Cancer Institute Percentage Energy from Fat Screener. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) were calculated.
  
  Results
  
  The highest category of PCF (>38.2%) were statistically significantly more likely to not exercise (OR=2.08), have sleep apnea (OR=2.31), snore (OR=1.90), smoke (OR=2.28) and use alcohol (OR=1.87) after adjustments.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Meaningful relationships between PCF and poor health indicators exist. These indicators may provide an intervention to improve the health and safety of CMV drivers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Alcohol Drinking Article Calories Cigarette Smoking Commercial Drivers Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-sectional Study Dietary Fats Energy Intake Female Health Status Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Vehicles Occupational Health Percent Calories From Fat Sedentary Behavior Sleep Apnea Syndromes Snoring Transportation Transportation Health Truck Drivers United States

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 61(11):944-948
• Pubmed ID:
  31490320
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6889823
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 OH009794/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R01 OH009155/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T42 OH008414/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a3e08b7dbdddae75764f4b2199c60657cf821b93891e4355af0ae662cfb7f99a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/83211/cdc_83211_DS1.pdf
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