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Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore

We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age ≥ 21 years) were recruited from a variety of occupational settings, including of...

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Autores principales: Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Dunleavy, Gerard, Soljak, Michael, Visvalingam, Nanthini, Nazeha, Nuraini, Divakar, Ushashree, Bajpai, Ram, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Cheung, Kei L, de Vries, Hein, Soh, Chee-Kiong, Christopoulos, Georgios, Car, Josip
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224551
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author Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu
Dunleavy, Gerard
Soljak, Michael
Visvalingam, Nanthini
Nazeha, Nuraini
Divakar, Ushashree
Bajpai, Ram
Thach, Thuan-Quoc
Cheung, Kei L
de Vries, Hein
Soh, Chee-Kiong
Christopoulos, Georgios
Car, Josip
author_facet Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu
Dunleavy, Gerard
Soljak, Michael
Visvalingam, Nanthini
Nazeha, Nuraini
Divakar, Ushashree
Bajpai, Ram
Thach, Thuan-Quoc
Cheung, Kei L
de Vries, Hein
Soh, Chee-Kiong
Christopoulos, Georgios
Car, Josip
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description We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age ≥ 21 years) were recruited from a variety of occupational settings, including offices, control rooms, and workshops. Of these, 424 (91.4%) were followed-up at three months and 334 (72.0%) were followed up at 12 months. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect data on health behaviours and clinical measurements were performed by trained staff using standard instruments and protocols. Age-adjusted changes in risk factors over time were examined using generalized estimating equations or linear mixed-effects models where appropriate. The mean age of the participants at baseline was 39.0 (SD: 11.4) years and 79.5% were men. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) were current smokers, slightly more than half (53.5%) were alcohol drinkers, two-thirds (66%) were consuming <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day, and 23.1% were physically inactive. More than two-thirds (67%) were overweight or obese and 34.5% had central obesity. The mean follow-up was 8.6 months. After adjusting for age, over 12 months, there was a significant increase in the proportion consuming <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day by 33% (p = 0.030), who were physically inactive by 64% (p < 0.001), and of overweight or obese people by 15% (p = 0.018). The burden of several key NCD risk factors at baseline was high and some worsened within a short period of time in this working population. There is a need for more targeted strategies for behaviour change towards a healthy lifestyle as part of the ongoing health and wellness programs at workplaces in Singapore.
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spelling pubmed-68883172019-12-09 Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu Dunleavy, Gerard Soljak, Michael Visvalingam, Nanthini Nazeha, Nuraini Divakar, Ushashree Bajpai, Ram Thach, Thuan-Quoc Cheung, Kei L de Vries, Hein Soh, Chee-Kiong Christopoulos, Georgios Car, Josip Int J Environ Res Public Health Article We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age ≥ 21 years) were recruited from a variety of occupational settings, including offices, control rooms, and workshops. Of these, 424 (91.4%) were followed-up at three months and 334 (72.0%) were followed up at 12 months. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect data on health behaviours and clinical measurements were performed by trained staff using standard instruments and protocols. Age-adjusted changes in risk factors over time were examined using generalized estimating equations or linear mixed-effects models where appropriate. The mean age of the participants at baseline was 39.0 (SD: 11.4) years and 79.5% were men. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) were current smokers, slightly more than half (53.5%) were alcohol drinkers, two-thirds (66%) were consuming <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day, and 23.1% were physically inactive. More than two-thirds (67%) were overweight or obese and 34.5% had central obesity. The mean follow-up was 8.6 months. After adjusting for age, over 12 months, there was a significant increase in the proportion consuming <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day by 33% (p = 0.030), who were physically inactive by 64% (p < 0.001), and of overweight or obese people by 15% (p = 0.018). The burden of several key NCD risk factors at baseline was high and some worsened within a short period of time in this working population. There is a need for more targeted strategies for behaviour change towards a healthy lifestyle as part of the ongoing health and wellness programs at workplaces in Singapore. MDPI 2019-11-18 2019-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6888317/ /pubmed/31752089 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224551 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu
Dunleavy, Gerard
Soljak, Michael
Visvalingam, Nanthini
Nazeha, Nuraini
Divakar, Ushashree
Bajpai, Ram
Thach, Thuan-Quoc
Cheung, Kei L
de Vries, Hein
Soh, Chee-Kiong
Christopoulos, Georgios
Car, Josip
Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore
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title_full_unstemmed Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore
title_short Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224551
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