title: The Work Organization of Long-Haul Truck Drivers and the Association With Body Mass Index.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine relationships between work organization features of work hours, work schedules, and job stress with body mass indexes (BMIs) of long-haul truck drivers.
  
  
  
  Face-to-face survey data were collected first, followed by collection of anthropometric measures including height and weight (n = 260). Logistic regression (backward stepwise model) was used to identify significant predictors of BMI and to analyze odds ratios.
  
  
  
  Mean BMI was 33.40 kg/m(2), with 64.2% obese (BMI > 30 kg/m(2)) and 18.4% extreme/morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m(2)). Working more than 11 daily hours was associated with statistically significant increased odds for being extreme obese.
  
  
  
  Findings suggest that longer work hours (>11 hours daily) have a major influence on odds for obesity among this population. The results align with recent NIOSH calls for integrated approaches to worker health.
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Boone, North Carolina (Dr Hege); Texas A&M University, Department of Health and Kinesiology, College Station (Dr Apostolopoulos); University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Public Health Education (Drs Perko, Strack); and Central Florida University, Department of Tourism, Events & Attractions, Orlando (Dr Sönmez).
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hege
authors.forename: Yorghos
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Apostolopoulos
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perko
authors.forename: Sevil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009790:Occupations; D016017:Odds Ratio; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation; D016526:Workload