Work And Chronic Disease: Comparison Of Cardiometabolic Risk Markers Between Truck Drivers And The General U.S. Population
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Adam Hege PhD, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Objective: US long-haul truck drivers experience a wide array of excess cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risks unique to their occupation. How these risks translate to, and potentially induce, elevations in the clinical CMD risk profile of this population is unknown. Methods: A non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional design was employed to collect anthropometric and biometric data from 115 long-haul truckers to generate for the first time a comprehensive CMD risk marker profile, which was then compared with the general US population. The relationships between CMD risk markers and CMD outcomes were examined for both populations. Results: The long-haul trucker sample presented elevated CMD risk markers, generally scoring significantly worse than the general population. Associations between CMD risk markers and disease states varied between both populations. Conclusions: US long-haul truck drivers’ distinctive CMD risk profile indicates occupationally-linked CMD pathogenesis.
Work And Chronic Disease: Comparison Of Cardiometabolic Risk Markers Between Truck Drivers And The General U.S. Population
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- Publication
- Apostolopoulos, Yorghos PhD; Lemke, Michael K. PhD; Hege, Adam PhD; Sönmez, Sevil PhD; Sang, Huiyan PhD; Oberlin, Douglas J. MS; Wideman, Laurie PhD. (2016). Work and Chronic Disease: Comparison of Cardiometabolic Risk Markers Between Truck Drivers and the General US Population. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(11), 1098-1105. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000867. Publisher version of record available at: https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2016/11000/Work_and_Chronic_Disease Comparison_of.6.aspx
- Language: English
- Date: 2016
- Keywords
- Cardiometabolic disease (CMD), US long-haul truck drivers, Obesity, Heart disease