Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among U.S. workers

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2390-2395

  Davila, Evelyn P ^a   Florez, Hermes ^b   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Lee, David J ^a   Goodman, Elizabeth ^c   Leblanc, William G ^a   Caban Martinez, Alberto J ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   McCollister, Kathryn E ^a   Christ, Sharon L ^d   Clark III, John C ^a   Clarke, Tainya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951696092     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0681     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Ervin B. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, race and ethnicity, and body mass index: United States, 2003-2006. Natl Health Stat Report 2009;13: 1-7
2. National Institutes of Health, National Heart and Lung Blood Institute. What is the metabolic syndrome? [article online], 2007. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ms/ms-whatis.html. Accessed July 2009
3. Lin YC, Hsiao TJ, Chen PC. Persistent rotating shift-work exposure accelerates development of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged female employees: a fiveyear follow-up. Chronobiol Int 2009;26: 740-755
4. Sánchez-Chaparro MA, Calvo-Bonacho E, González-Quintela A, Fernández-Labandera C, Cabrera M, Sáinz JC, Fernández- Meseguer A, Banegas JR, Ruilope LM, Valdivielso P, Román-García J, Ibermutuamur Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (ICARIA) Study Group. Occupation-related differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care 2008;31: 1884-1885
5. Caban AJ, Lee DJ, Fleming LE, Gómez- Marín O, LeBlanc W, Pitman T. Obesity in US workers: the National Health Interview Survey, 1986 to 2002. Am J Public Health 2005;95:1614-1622
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
7. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III): Executive Summary. Bethesda, MD, National Institutes of Health, 2001 (NIH publ. no. 01-3670)
8. Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Daniels SR, Donato KA, Eckel RH, Franklin BA, Gordon DJ, Krauss RM, Savage PJ, Smith Jr SC, Spertus JA, Costa F. Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome. An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Executive summary. Cardiol Rev 2005;13:322-327
9. Alberti KG, Zimmet P, Shaw J. The metabolic syndrome - a new worldwide definition. Lancet 2005;366:1059-1062 (Pubitemid 41338752)
10. National Center for Health Statistics. Classified Index of Industries and Occupations, 1989. Washington, DC, US Department of Health and Human Services, 1989
11. National Center for Health Statistics. NHANES 1999-2000 Data Documentation. January 2008. Household Interview Sample Person Questionnaire Occupation (OCQ). Available online at http://www.test.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/ spqoc.pdf. Accessed November 2009
12. RTI. Software for Survey Data Analysis (SUDAAN). Version 8.0.2. Research Triangle Park, RTI, 2004
13. Rosner BA: Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 6th ed. Pacific Grove, CA, Brooks, 2005
14. Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE. Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2007;32:76-88
15. Tüchsen F. Stroke morbidity in professional drivers in Denmark 1981-1990. Int J Epidemiol 1997;26:989-994
16. Robinson CF, Burnett CA. Truck drivers and heart disease in the United States, 1979-1990. Am J Ind Med 2005;47:113-119
17. Wolk R, Somers VK. Sleep and the metabolic syndrome. Exp Physiol 2007; 92:67-78 (Pubitemid 46096254)
18. Chandola T, Brunner E, Marmot M. Chronic stress at work and the metabolic syndrome: prospective study. BMJ 2006; 332:521-525
19. Korelitz JJ, Fernandez AA, Uyeda VJ, Spivey GH, Browdy BL, Schmidt RT. Health habits and risk factors among truck drivers visiting a health booth during a trucker trade show. Am J Health Promot 1993;8:117-123 (Pubitemid 24086088)
20. Moore-Ede M, Heitmann A, Guttkuhn R, Trutschel U, Aguirre A, Croke D. Circadian alertness simulator for fatigue risk assessment in transportation: application to reduce frequency and severity of truck accidents. Aviat Space Environ Med 2004;75:A107-118
21. Burton WN, Chen CY, Schultz AB, Edington DW. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in an employed population and the impact on health and productivity. J Occup Environ Med 2008;50:1139-1148
22. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan V, Wyatt HR, Wu EQ, Hill JO. Productivity costs associated with cardiometabolic risk factor clusters in the United States. Value Health 2007;10:443-450 (Pubitemid 350013264)
23. Schultz AB, Edington DW: Metabolic syndrome in a workplace: prevalence, comorbidities, and economic impact. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2009;7:459-468
24. Ford ES, Giles WH, Mokdad AH. Increasing prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults. Diabetes Care 2004; 27:2444-2449 (Pubitemid 39281399)
25. Toossi M: Labor force projections to 2016: the graying of the U.S. workforce. Monthly Labor Rev 2004;Feb:33-57