title: Are Hospital Workers Healthy?: A Study of Cardiometabolic, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Obesity Among Hospital Workers.
abstract: This study evaluated the cardiometabolic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors associated with weight status among hospital employees.
  
  
  
  A total of n = 924 employees across the six hospitals in Texas participated in this cross-sectional study, 2012 to 2013. Association between weight status and waist circumference, blood pressure, biomarkers, diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and psychosocial factors was assessed.
  
  
  
  About 78.1% of employees were overweight/obese. Obese participants (body mass index [BMI] ≥30.0 kg/m) had higher consumption of potatoes, fats, sugary beverages, and spent more time watching television, playing computer games, and sitting than those having normal weight. Being obese was positively associated with blood pressure, blood glucose, low-density lipoprotein, and negatively associated with high-density lipoprotein. Finally, 78.8% of workers were dissatisfied with their worksite wellness with dissatisfaction being higher among obese employees. Being overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m) was positively associated with blood pressure, but not other variables.
  
  
  
  Understanding the risk profile of hospital workers is critical to developing effective interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health (Dr Sharma); The University of Texas School of Public Health (Drs Upadhyaya, Karhade), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Dr Baun); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health (Dr Perkison); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health (Dr Brown); Department of Management, Community, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus (Dr Brown); and Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, Texas (Dr Hoelscher).
authors.forename: Shreela V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Mudita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Mandar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karhade
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Baun
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Perkison
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pompeii
authors.forename: Henry S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Deanna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hoelscher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012307:Risk Factors; D013781:Texas; D055105:Waist Circumference