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Business travel and self-rated health, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Apr; 53(4):358-63.JO

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.

CONCLUSION

Poor self-rated health and obesity are associated with extensive business travel.

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Richards CA
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Rundle AG
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MeSH

AdultBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, HDLCommerceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTravel

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21436731

Citation

Richards, Catherine A., and Andrew G. Rundle. "Business Travel and Self-rated Health, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 53, no. 4, 2011, pp. 358-63.
Richards CA, Rundle AG. Business travel and self-rated health, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors. J Occup Environ Med. 2011;53(4):358-63.
Richards, C. A., & Rundle, A. G. (2011). Business travel and self-rated health, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53(4), 358-63. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182143e77
Richards CA, Rundle AG. Business Travel and Self-rated Health, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors. J Occup Environ Med. 2011;53(4):358-63. PubMed PMID: 21436731.
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