Lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetic risk in a sedentary occupational group: the Galway taxi driver study

Martin, W.; Sharif, Faisal; Flaherty, Gerard

doi:10.1007/s11845-016-1442-6

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“…Accordingly, more than half of the participants suffered from HTN (59.8%). In this study, a higher prevalence of HTN was observed than in previous published studies that reported the prevalence of HTN within the range of 18.2% and 57% [8,27,[29][30][38][39][40][41]. Furthermore, the comparison of the results of the present study with other studies that investigated the prevalence of HTN among other professional drivers, including suburban, bus, and truck drivers, showed that the prevalence of HTN was significantly higher in taxi drivers than in other professional drivers [28,[32][33][42][43][44][45][46].…”

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“…Next, a similar number of participants were selected from each study area (about 74 drivers in each area). We determined the sample size according to formula 1 as follows: [1] Where indicates the required sample size at the 95% level of significance, represents the prevalence of HTN among the taxi drivers, which is set at 0.4 according to the previous studies [8,27,[29][30][38][39][40][41], and is the degree of precision set at 0.05. Accordingly, the sample size consisted of 369 subjects.…”

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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

Khanlari

Khosravipour

Gharagozlou

et al. 2020

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Article InfoBackground: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among Iranian taxi drivers has not been well defined. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTN and to identify factors influencing its prevalence among Iranian taxi drivers in 2018. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 321 taxi drivers in Kermanshah province in 2018. The participants were classified into two groups, including the HTN group (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90) and the non-HTN group (SBP < 140 or DBP < 90). A self-administrated questionnaire, including questions about demographic information, medical history, and work-related factors was employed to collect data. Results: According to the observations, 59.8% of the participants (192/321) suffered from HTN. According to the adjusted logistic regression model and the per one unit increase, there was significantly higher odds of HTN for age (odds ratio [OR] =1.04 and 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.02, 1.06) and work history (OR=1.08 and 95% CI=1.03, 1.13); in contrast, there was a lower risk of HTN for sleep duration (OR=0.83 and 95% CI=0.69, 0.99) and Work Days Per Week (WDPW) (OR=0.73 and 95% CI=0.57, 0.94). In the categorical analysis, a significantly higher risk of HTN was observed in the drivers with age ≥ 45, work history ≥ 5, Work Hours Per Day (WHPD) >10, WDPW ≤ 6, married, and poor economic status ≤ a 2-million Toman income per month. Conclusions: This study introduces taxi drivers as a high-risk HTN group in the society. Hence, they should be informed of HTN risk factors and undergo regular checkups.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

Khanlari

Khosravipour

Gharagozlou

et al. 2020

JOHE

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“…More than half of ride-hailing drivers (53.2%, Table 2) in the study were overweight, much higher than the national average of 42.1% [57] . Some studies have shown that obesity and smoking, both as in uencing factors of a variety of diseases, can increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among drivers [58,59] . When it comes to the relationship between smoking and obesity, it is very complicated.…”

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The influencing factors of the smoking behavior of online ride-hailing drivers in China: A cross-sectional analysis

Chen

et al. 2021

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Background：Online ride-hailing is a fast-developing new travel mode, and tobacco control policies on it have not yet been improved. This study aims to reveal the smoking status and influencing factors of ride-hailing drivers, so as to provide a basis for the formulation of tobacco control policies.Methods：The cross-sectional data used in this study were derived from an online survey of full-time ride-hailing drivers in China. Questionnaires were employed to collect variables including sociodemographic and work-related characteristics, health status, health behavior, health literacy, and smoking status. Chi-Square test and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the influencing factors of current smoking.Results：A total of 8990 ride-hailing drivers were investigated, in which 5024 were current smokers, accounted to 55.9%. Current smokers (53.7% (2696/5024) v 44.2% (1752/3966); P<0.001) and drivers who smoked on the car (85.8% (1389/1618) v 38.4 (1307/3406); P<0.001) were more likely to allow passengers to smoke. Logistic regression analysis showed that men (OR=0.519, 95%CI (0.416, 0.647)), central regions (OR=1.172, 95%CI (1.049, 1.309)), eastern regions (OR=1.330, 95%CI (1.194, 1.480)), working at both daytime and night (OR=1.287, 95%CI (1.164, 1.424)), and working at non-fixed time (OR=0.847, 95%CI (0.718, 0.999)), 35-54 years old (OR=0.585, 95%CI (0.408, 0.829)), current drinker (OR=1.663, 95%CI (1.526, 1.813)), eating very irregularly (OR=1.370, 95%CI (1.233, 1.523)), the number of days a week of engaging in at least 10 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise ≥ 3 (OR=0.752, 95%CI (0.646, 0.875)), taking the initiative to acquire health knowledge occasionally (OR=0.882, 95%CI (0.783, 0.992)) or frequently (OR=0.675, 95%CI (0.591, 0.770)) , underweight (OR=1.249, 95%CI (1.001, 1.559)) and overweight (OR=0.846, 95%CI (0.775, 0.924)) were associated with the prevalence of current smoking among online ride-hailing drivers (P<0.05). Conclusions：The smoking rate of ride-hailing drivers was high, and the social demographic and work-related characteristics, and health-related factors all affected their smoking behavior. Tobacco control measures targeted at online-hailing drivers should correct their cultural beliefs about smoking, increase their health literacy, guide them to exercise more and keep a regular schedule, as well as combine with drinking intervention and weight intervention.

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“…It was also reported that the CVD risk is particularly high in middle-aged people at 40–59 years [ 11 ]. Due to sedentary behavior, taxi drivers have a high obesity rate [ 15 ], and they are reported as a representative CVD risk group [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Factors Affecting the Deterioration of the Physical Health Status of Taxi Drivers by Age Group

Kang

Kim

2022

IJERPH

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With the rapidly aging population, taxi drivers are aging at a fast pace, and competition in the taxi industry is intensifying due to the emergence of various transportation platforms. A descriptive secondary data study was conducted (on a total of 936 subjects) to determine the factors affecting the deterioration of taxi drivers’ physical health status (PHS) according to their age group. The increased incidence of chronic diseases and cognitive decline among taxi drivers aged 55–64 years had the greatest influence on the deterioration of their PHS. Driver obesity was more likely to be related to deterioration of the PHS in the drivers aged 55–64 years (OR: 2.459, <0.001) and 35–54 years (OR: 2.133, <0.001). Among the financial factors, a driver’s income and their number of dependent family members were correlated with the deterioration of the PHS for drivers aged 55 years or over. Therefore, chronic diseases, obesity and cognitive decline were related with deterioration of the physical health status. This suggests that attention should be paid to healthcare policies not only for the elderly aged over 65 years but also those aged 50 to 64 years, i.e., middle-aged people at the beginning of the transition to old age.

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Lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetic risk in a sedentary occupational group: the Galway taxi driver study

Abstract: Lifestyle risk factors for CVD and dysglycaemia are prevalent amongst Irish taxi drivers.

Cited by 16 publications

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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

The influencing factors of the smoking behavior of online ride-hailing drivers in China: A cross-sectional analysis

Factors Affecting the Deterioration of the Physical Health Status of Taxi Drivers by Age Group

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