The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MeS) in professional bus drivers, and its association with overtime working hours among those drivers in Urmia, Iran. In this cross sectional study the studies population was 626 professional bus drivers, aged 20-69 yr. The...
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doaj-4eb67f55a8ae4235813b77fe989920412020-12-07T08:34:54ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Occupational Hygiene2008-51092008-54352010-06-0121The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus DriversIraj Mohebbi0Maghsoud Matinkhah1Farnaz Nabizadeh2Afshin Blouri3Ali Saba4Amin Shirazi5Occupational Medicine Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, IranOccupational medicine center, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia, iranOccupational medicine center, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia, iranDepartment of road and transportation, tehran, iranDepartment of road and transportation, tehran, iranDepartment of road and transportation, tehran, iran The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MeS) in professional bus drivers, and its association with overtime working hours among those drivers in Urmia, Iran. In this cross sectional study the studies population was 626 professional bus drivers, aged 20-69 yr. The MeS (according to theNational Cholesterol EducationProgram Adult Treatment Panel III), Waist circumference, Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Fasting plasma glucose, Triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, age, and working time per week. The overall prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 32.4%. The prevalence of the MeS was higher than the general Iranian population. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between over time driving and MeS (P: 0.028). This represents an odds ratio of 1.46 (95%CI: 1.04 – 2.05). The metabolic syndrome is becoming a noteworthy health problem in bus drivers; therefore, early detection and appropriate intervention need to be established. https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/15Metabolic syndromeOvertime workBus drivingNCEP- ATP III |
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Iraj Mohebbi Maghsoud Matinkhah Farnaz Nabizadeh Afshin Blouri Ali Saba Amin Shirazi The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers International Journal of Occupational Hygiene Metabolic syndrome Overtime work Bus driving NCEP- ATP III |
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Iraj Mohebbi Maghsoud Matinkhah Farnaz Nabizadeh Afshin Blouri Ali Saba Amin Shirazi |
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The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers |
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The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers |
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The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers |
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The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers |
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The Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Over Time Driving in Iranian Professional Bus Drivers |
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metabolic syndrome and its association with over time driving in iranian professional bus drivers |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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International Journal of Occupational Hygiene |
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The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MeS) in professional bus drivers, and its association with overtime working hours among those drivers in Urmia, Iran. In this cross sectional study the studies population was 626 professional bus drivers, aged 20-69 yr. The MeS (according to theNational Cholesterol EducationProgram Adult Treatment Panel III), Waist circumference, Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Fasting plasma glucose, Triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, age, and working time per week. The overall prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 32.4%. The prevalence of the MeS was higher than the general Iranian population. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between over time driving and MeS (P: 0.028). This represents an odds ratio of 1.46 (95%CI: 1.04 – 2.05). The metabolic syndrome is becoming a noteworthy health problem in bus drivers; therefore, early detection and appropriate intervention need to be established.
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