Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults
BACKGROUND Previous studies have identified a link between gender and the various risk factors associated with obesity. We examined obesity risk factors in working adults to identify the effects of differences in body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) between women and men. METHODS A total of 1,120 adults agreed to participate in the study. Data from 711 participants, including 4...
متن کاملLong working hours and health.
OBJECTIVES This article examines associations between long working hours, depression and changes in selected health behaviours. Based on an analysis of people followed over a two-year period, the relationship between changes in work hours and changes in health behaviours is explored. DATA SOURCE The data are from the household longitudinal component of the 1994/95 and 1996/97 cycles of the Na...
متن کاملLong working hours can be toxic.
There are complex interconnections of variables such as work hours, occupation type, and socioeconomic status with physiology that can aff ect the risk of diabetes. Results of investigations into associations between long working hours and incident type 2 diabetes have been inconsistent. In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Mika Kivimäki and colleagues combine published and unpublished data ...
متن کاملTrends in overweight, obesity and blood pressure among Israeli working adults--implications for public health.
BACKGROUND Reports from the last decade suggest an epidemic of overweight and obesity in Western countries. Since obesity has been associated with increased blood pressure, we aimed to describe the secular trends in overweight and obesity and blood pressure among Israeli working adults. METHODS Two cross-sectional studies were conducted in the setting of the Civil Servant Registry, Tel-Aviv D...
متن کاملHealth problems due to long working hours in Japan: working hours, workers' compensation (Karoshi), and preventive measures.
Late in the 1970s, serious social concern over health problems due to long working hours has arisen in Japan. This report briefly summarizes the Japanese circumstances about long working hours and what the Government has achieved so far. The national statistics show that more than 6 million people worked for 60 h or more per week during years 2000 and 2004. Approximately three hundred cases of ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2052-4374
DOI: 10.1186/s40557-016-0110-7