Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Correlates With Lifestyle and Health in Long-Haul Truck Drivers

Keely A Shaw; Gordon A Zello; Alexander M Crizzle

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002968

Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Correlates With Lifestyle and Health in Long-Haul Truck Drivers

J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Dec 1;65(12):1051-1057. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002968. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

Authors

Keely A Shaw¹, Gordon A Zello, Alexander M Crizzle

Affiliation

¹ From the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (K.A.S.); College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (G.A.Z.); and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (A.M.C.).

PMID: 37705414
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002968

Abstract

Introduction: This study examined and compared the association between body mass index (BMI) and BMI with waist circumference (WC) on lifestyle measure and health outcomes in Canadian long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs).

Methods: Two hundred LHTDs completed a survey on diet and physical activity, and participated in objective measures of height, weight, WC, and blood pressure.

Results: More than half of the sample was classified as obese (57%). Body mass index risk was significantly associated with poorer health ( P < 0.05), increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, increased body fat ( P < 0.001), and sleep apnea ( P < 001). When BMI + WC was used, additional significant associations were observed with age, years of experience, eating breakfast, and hypertension and malignancy.

Conclusion: Body mass index + WC is a more sensitive measure in assessing cardiometabolic risk in LHTDs than using BMI alone.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Canada
Humans
Motor Vehicles*
Obesity* / complications
Risk Factors
Waist Circumference