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O'Keefe LC, Brown KC, Frith KH, et al. Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers. Workplace Health Saf. 2016;64(10):453-461doi: 10.1177/2165079916632771.
O'Keefe, L. C., Brown, K. C., Frith, K. H., Heaton, K. L., Maples, E. H., Phillips, J. A., & Vance, D. E. (2016). Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers. Workplace health & safety, 64(10), 453-461. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079916632771
O'Keefe, Louise C, et al. "Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers." Workplace health & safety vol. 64,10 (2016): 453-461. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079916632771
O'Keefe LC, Brown KC, Frith KH, Heaton KL, Maples EH, Phillips JA, Vance DE. Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers. Workplace Health Saf. 2016 Oct;64(10):453-461. doi: 10.1177/2165079916632771. Epub 2016 Jul 10. PMID: 27026274.
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Workplace Health Saf. 2016 Oct;64(10):453-461. doi: 10.1177/2165079916632771. Epub 2016 Jul 10.

Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers.

Workplace health & safety

Louise C O'Keefe, Kathleen C Brown, Karen H Frith, Karen L Heaton, Elizabeth H Maples, Jennan A Phillips, David E Vance

Affiliations

  1. 1 University of Alabama in Huntsville.
  2. 2 University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  3. 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PMID: 27026274 DOI: 10.1177/2165079916632771

Abstract

The primary cause of death for men and women in the United States is heart disease. Obesity and diabetes are major contributors to heart disease, and the risk is worsened in the presence of stress. It is clinically useful to identify predictors of obesity and prediabetes in a working population. The purpose of this current cross-sectional, correlational study was to examine relationships among obesity, prediabetes, and perceived stress in municipal workers using a subset of worksite wellness program data from employees screened in 2010 and 2011. Multiple regression models indicated that age, gender, race, HA1c, shift schedule, physical activity, and occupation were significant predictors of obesity in municipal workers ( p < .01). Prediabetes in municipal workers was predicted by age, Black race, and body mass index (BMI; p < .01). Perceived stress was not a significant predictor of obesity or prediabetes in municipal workers. Overall, the findings of this study provide guidance to occupational health nurses when evaluating individuals in an occupational health setting. Further research is needed to examine relationships among the variables and validate the models.

Keywords: chronic illnesses; disease prevention; health promotion; occupational hazards; research; work; workforce

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