TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiovascular fitness levels among American workers
AU - Lewis, John E.
AU - Clark, John D.
AU - LeBlanc, William G.
AU - Fleming, Lora E.
AU - Cabán-Martinez, Alberto J.
AU - Arheart, Kristopher L.
AU - Tannenbaum, Stacey L.
AU - Ocasio, Manuel A.
AU - Davila, Evelyn P.
AU - Kachan, Diana
AU - McCollister, Kathryn
AU - Dietz, Noella
AU - Bandiera, Frank C.
AU - Clarke, Tainya C.
AU - Lee, David J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded, in part, by a grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ( R01 OH03915 ).
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Objective: To explore cardiovascular fitness in 40 occupations using a nationally representative sample of the US population. Methods: Respondents aged 18 to 49 years (N = 3354) from the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were evaluated for cardiovascular fitness and classified into low, moderate, and high levels. Comparisons were made among occupations. Results: Of all the US workers, 16% had low, 36% moderate, and 48% high cardiovascular fitness. Administrators, health occupations, wait staff, personal services, and agricultural occupations had a lesser percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with all others. Sales workers, administrative support, and food preparers had a higher percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with 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.
AB - Objective: To explore cardiovascular fitness in 40 occupations using a nationally representative sample of the US population. Methods: Respondents aged 18 to 49 years (N = 3354) from the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were evaluated for cardiovascular fitness and classified into low, moderate, and high levels. Comparisons were made among occupations. Results: Of all the US workers, 16% had low, 36% moderate, and 48% high cardiovascular fitness. Administrators, health occupations, wait staff, personal services, and agricultural occupations had a lesser percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with all others. Sales workers, administrative support, and food preparers had a higher percentage of workers with low cardiovascular fitness compared with 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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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822cfe8e
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822cfe8e
M3 - Article
C2 - 21915067
AN - SCOPUS:80054021217
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 53
SP - 1115
EP - 1121
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 10
ER -