title: Business travel and self-rated health, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess associations between extent of travel for business and health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Associations between business travel and cardiovascular disease risk factors were assessed using medical record data from 13,057 patients provided by EHE International, Inc.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with light travelers (1 to 6 nights per month), nontravelers were more likely to report poor/fair health (odds ratio = 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.33 to 1.87) and the odds ratios increased with increasing travel, reaching 2.61 (95% CI: 1.57 to 4.33) among extensive travelers (>20 nights per month). Compared with light travelers, the odds ratios for obesity were highest among nontravelers (odds ratio = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.50) and extensive travelers (odds ratio = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.25 to 2.94). Although the differences were small, nontravelers and extensive travelers had the highest diastolic blood pressure and lowest high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Poor self-rated health and obesity are associated with extensive business travel.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors: Catherine A
authors: CA
authors: Richards
authors: Andrew G
authors: AG
authors: Rundle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003132:Commerce; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL