The association of self-reported employee physical activity with metabolic syndrome, health care costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 919-926

  Burton, Wayne N ^a,b   Chen, Chin Yu ^c   Li, Xingquan ^c   Schultz, Alyssa B ^c   Abrahamsson, Hanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b AMERICAN EXPRESS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MUSCLE MASS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESENTEEISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORK; ADULT; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925854601     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000257     Document Type: Article

References (53)

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 Status Rep. 2009;13:1-7.
2. Mozumdar A, Liguori G. Persistent increased of prevalence of metabolic syndrome among U. S. adults: NHANESIII to NHANES 1999-2006. Diabetes Care. 2011;34:216-219.
3. Reaven GM. Role of insulin resistance in human disease. Diabetes. 1988;37:1595-1607.
4. Alberti KG, Zimmet PZ. Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus, provisional report of a WHO consultation. Diabetes Med. 1998;15:539-553.
5. National Institutes of Health. 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, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; 2001 (NIH publication No. 01-3670).
6. American Heart Association. What is metabolic syndrome? Available at http//www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm 300322.pdf. Accessed January 2012.
7. International Diabetes Federation. Worldwide definition of the metabolic syndrome. Available at http//www.idf.org/webdata/docs/IDF metasyndrome definition. pdf. Accessed March 2012.
8. Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Daniels SR, et al. Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Circulation. 2005;112:2735-2752.
9. Eckel RH, Alberti KG, Grundy SM, Zimmet PZ. The metabolic syndrome. Lancet. 2010;375:181-183.
10. Wild S, Roglic G, Green A, et al. Global prevalence of diabetes. Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:1047-1053.
11. International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes Atlas, second edition. Brussels, Belgium; 2003.
12. Mottillo S, Filon KB, Genest J, et al. The metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;56:1113-1132.
13. Hall WD, Watkins LO, Wright JT, Jr, et al. The metabolic syndrome: recognition and management. Dis Manag. 2006;9:16-33.
14. Malik S, Wong ND, Franklin SS, et al. Impact of the metabolic syndrome on mortality from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, and all causes in United States adults. Circulation. 2004;110:1245-1250.
15. Hu G, Qiao Q, Tuomilehto J, Balkau B, Borch-Johnsen K, Pyorala K. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in nondiabetic European men and women. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:1066-1076.
16. Lakka HM, Laaksonencu DE, Lakka TA, et al. The metabolic syndrome and total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men. JAMA. 2002;288:2709-2716.
17. Laaksonen DE, Lakka HM, Niskanen LK, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT, Lakka TA. Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2002;156:1070-1077.
18. Lloyd-Jones DM. Improving the cardiovascular health of the US population. JAMA. 2012;307:1314-1316.
19. Janiszewski PM, Ross R. The utility of physical activity in the management of global cardiovascular risk. Obesity. 2009;17:S3-S14.
20. Thompson PD, Buchner D, Pina IL, et al. Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity). Circulation. 2003;107:3109-3116.
21. Bankoski A, Harris TB, McClain JJ, et al. Sedentary activity associated with metabolic syndrome independent of physical activity. Diabetes Care. 2011;34:497-503.
22. Laaksonen DE, Lakka H-M, Salonen JT, et al. Low levels of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness predict development of the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care. 2002;25:1612-1618.
23. Ford ES, Kohl HW, Mokdad AH, et al. Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and the metabolic syndrome among US adults. Obes Res. 2005;13:608-614.
24. Rennie KL, McCarthy N, Yazdgerdi S, Marmot M, Brunner E. Association of the metabolic syndrome with both vigorous and moderate physical activity. Int J Epidemiol. 2003;32:600-606.
25. Lee D, Sui X, Church TS, et al. Changes in fitness and fatness on the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59:665-672.
26. Foelicher VF, Oberman A. Analysis of epidemiologic studies of physical activity as risk factor for coronary artery disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1972;15:41-65.
27. Nocon M, Hiemann T, Muller-Riemenschneider F, Thalau F, Roll S, Willich SN. Association of physical activity with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2008;15:239-246.
28. Lollgen H, Bockenhoff A, Knapp G. Physical activity and all-cause mortality: an updated meta-analysis with different intensity categories. Int J Sports Med. 2009;30:213-224.
29. Hu G, Tuomilehto J, Silventoinen K, et al. The effects of physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer, and all-cause mortality among 47, 212 middle-aged Finnish men and women. Int J Obesity. 2005;29:894-902.
30. Lee D-C, Sui X, Ortega FB, et al. Comparisons of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors of all-cause mortality in men and women. Br J Sports Med. 2011;45:504-510.
31. Lin YC, Hsiao TH, Chen PC. Persistent rotating shift-work exposure accelerates development of metabolic syndrome among middleaged female employees: a five year follow-up. Chronobiol Int. 2009;26:740-755.
32. Schultz AB, Edington DW. Metabolic syndrome in a workplace: prevalence, co-morbidities, and economic impact. Metab Syndr Relat Dis. 2009;7:459-468.
33. Godefroi R, Klementowicz P, Pepler C, Lewis B, McDonough K, Goldberg RJ. Metabolic syndrome in a screenedworksite sample: prevalence and predictors. Cardiology. 2005;103:131-136.
34. Birnbaum HG, Mattson ME, Kashima S, Williamson TE. Prevalence rates and costs of metabolic syndrome associated risk factors using emplyoyees' integrated laboratory data and health care claims. JOcc Environ Med. 2011;53:27-33.
35. 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.
36. Lerner D, Amick BC, Rogers WH, et al. The Work Limitations Questionnaire. Med Care. 2001;39:72-85.
37. Burton WN, Chen CY, Conti DJ, et al. The association between health risk change and presenteeism change. J Occup Environ Med. 2006;48:252-263.
38. Burton WN, McCalister KT, Chen CY, et al. The association of health status, worksite fitness center participation, and two measures of productivity. J Occup Environ Med. 2005;47:343-351.
39. Burton WN, Chin-Yu C, Conti DJ, et al. The association of health risks with on-the-job productivity. J Occup Environ Med. 2005;47:769-777.
40. Brown HE, Burton N, Gilson ND, Brown W. Measuring presenteeism: which questionnaire to use in physical activity research? J Phys Act Health. 2014;11:241-248.
41. US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical activity guidelines for Americans. Available at http//www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx. Accessed December 11, 2013.
42. Wilson PW, Kannel WB, Silbershatz H, et al. Clustering of metabolic factors and coronary heart disease. Arch Intern Med 1999;259:1104-1109.
43. Schultz AB, Edington DW. Analysis of the association between metabolic syndrome and disease in a workplace population over time. Value Health. 2010;13:258-264.
44. Prasad M, Wahlqvist P, Shikiar R, et al. A review of self-reported instruments measuring health-related work productivity. Pharmacoeconomics. 2004;22:225-244
45. Brown HE, Gilson ND, Burton NW, et al. Does physical activity impact on presenteeism and other indicators of workplace well-being? Sports Med. 2011;41:249-262
46. Pedersen MT, Blangsted AK, Andersen LL, et al. The effect of worksite physical activity intervention on physical capacity, health and productivity: a 1-year randomized controlled trial. J Occup Environ Med. 2009;51:759-770.
47. Burton WN, Conti DJ, Chen CY, Schultz AB, Edington DW. The role of health risk factors and disease on worker productivity. J Occup Environ Med. 1999;41:863-877.
48. Schultz AB, Edington DW. The association between changes in metabolic syndrome and changes in cost in a workplace population. J Occup Environ Med. 2009;51:771-779
49. Strasser B, Siebert U, Schobersberger W. Resistance training in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of resistance training on metabolic clustering in patients with abnormal glucose metabolism. Sports Med. 2010;40:397-415.
50. La Monte MJ, Barlow CE, Jurca R, et al. Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a prospective study of men and women. Circulation. 2005;112:505-512.
51. Orakzai RH, Orakzai SH, Nasir K, et al. Association of increased cardiorespiratory fitness with low risk for clustering of metabolic syndrome components in asymptomatic men. Arch Med Res. 2006;37:522-528.
52. Stamatakis E, Hirani V, Rennie K. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviours in relation to body mass index-defined and waist circumference-defined obesity. Br J Nutr. 2009;101:765-773.
53. Arena R, Guazzi M, Briggs PD, et al. Promoting health and wellness in the workplace: a unique opportunity to establish primary and extended secondary cardiovascular risk reduction programs. Mayo Clin Pro. 2013;88:605-617.