21 May
2013
21 May
'13
5:26 p.m.
Sara raises a good question...I have not read the original study, so do not know whether
they controlled for income/SES. Does anyone know?
But I do believe that there are factors specific to the occupation itself-- its particular
sedentary nature without the option to move around as much as someone in another type of
sedentary job (e.g. office), the almost non-existent autonomy + high stress, etc. Research
on long-haul truck drivers have found similar results. Also transportation work may
involve a significant amount of "shift work", another factor in obesity.
Debbie
www.activelivingresearch.org
(619) 260-6336
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I'm curious (or maybe dubious?) about the degree to which this effect is about
occupation, as opposed to income level. Thoughts?
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This interesting information may be of interest to you and your networks.
Survey: Transportation workers have highest obesity rate.
USA Today
<http://mailview.bulletinhealthcare.com/mailview.aspx?m=2013052001ama&r=1726075-92fb&l=007-81e&t=c>
(5/17, Langfield, 1.71M) reported that according to a survey conducted by the
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, ?transportation workers have a 36% obesity rate, the
highest rate among 14 occupation groups measured by Gallup based on interviews with more
than 139,000 American workers from Jan. 2 to Sept. 10, 2012. For manufacturing and
production workers, 30% are obese, followed by 28% of installation or repair workers and
26% of office workers.? But, ?on the lighter end of the scale, 14% of physicians were
obese, followed by 20% of business owners and 21 percent of teachers.?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/05/19/bus-drivers-most-ob…