title: Step On It! Workplace Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of New York City Yellow Taxi Drivers.
abstract: Multiple factors associated with taxi driving can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in taxi drivers. This paper describes the results of Step On It!, which assessed CVD risk factors among New York City taxi drivers at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Drivers completed an intake questionnaire and free screenings for blood pressure, glucose and body mass index (BMI). 466 drivers participated. 9 % had random plasma glucose values >200 mg/dl. 77 % had elevated BMIs. Immigrants who lived in the US for >10 years had 2.5 times the odds (CI 1.1-5.9) of having high blood pressure compared to newer immigrants. Abnormalities documented in this study were significant, especially for immigrants with greater duration of residence in the US, and underscore the potential for elevated CVD risk in this vulnerable population, and the need to address this risk through frameworks that utilize multiple levels of intervention.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.|Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.|Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Gany
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Sehrish
authors: S
authors: Bari
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Pavan
authors: P
authors: Gill
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Ramirez
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Ayash
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Loeb
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
authors: Abraham
authors: A
authors: Aragones
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA. lengj@mskcc.org.|Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. lengj@mskcc.org.|Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. lengj@mskcc.org.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Leng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Cardiovascular disease risk; Immigrant health; Occupational health; Taxi drivers