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Keely A Shaw1, Gordon A Zello, Alexander M Crizzle
1From the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (K.A.S.); College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (G.A.Z.); and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (A.M.C.).
Introduction:
This study examined and compared the association between body mass index (BMI) and BMI with waist circumference (WC) on lifestyle measure and health outcomes in Canadian long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs).
Methods:
Two hundred LHTDs completed a survey on diet and physical activity, and participated in objective measures of height, weight, WC, and blood pressure.
Results:
More than half of the sample was classified as obese (57%). Body mass index risk was significantly associated with poorer health ( P < 0.05), increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, increased body fat ( P < 0.001), and sleep apnea ( P < 001). When BMI + WC was used, additional significant associations were observed with age, years of experience, eating breakfast, and hypertension and malignancy.
Conclusion:
Body mass index + WC is a more sensitive measure in assessing cardiometabolic risk in LHTDs than using BMI alone.
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