The Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Professional Truck Drivers

Ronna, Brenden; Thiese, Matthew S.; Ott, Ulrike; Effiong, Atim; Murtaugh, Maureen A.; Kapellusch, Jay; Garg, Arun; Hegmann, Kurt T.

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“…Sixty-five studies included information on sex distribution 2 3 5 9 11–13 17–92 of which, only 15% included <90% males. 11 23 26 30 32 36 41 55 57 64 69 Twenty-eight studies were conducted in North America, 12 in South America, 14 in Asia, 8 in Europe, 8 in Australia and 3 in Africa ( table 1 ). Of the studies which reported average age of participants, the means ranged from 22.8 66 to 56.3 years.…”

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Cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health status among truck drivers: a systematic review

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically review and summarise the literature on cardiometabolic risk factors, lifestyle health behaviours and mental health status of truck drivers globally to ascertain the scale of these health concerns.DesignSystematic review reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Data sourcesPubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched in January 2019 and updated in January 2020, from the date of inception to 16 January 2020.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesPapers were included if they (1) reported independent data on truck drivers, (2) included quantitative data on outcomes related to cardiometabolic markers of health, mental health and/or health behaviours, (3) were written in English and (4) were published in a peer-reviewed journal. Grey literature was ineligible for this review.Data extraction and synthesisOne reviewer independently extracted data and assessed methodological quality using a checklist based on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Quality Assessment tool. 20% were independently assessed for eligibility and quality by a second reviewer. Due to heterogeneity of the outcomes, results were narratively presented.Results3601 titles and abstracts were screened. Seventy-three studies met the inclusion criteria. Truck driving is associated with enforced sedentarism, long and irregular working hours, lack of healthy foods, social isolation and chronic time pressures. Strong evidence was observed for truck drivers to generally exhibit poor cardiometabolic risk profiles including overweight and obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, high blood glucose, poor mental health and cigarette smoking.ConclusionsImproving truck driver health is vital for the longevity of the trucking industry, and for the safety of all road users. The workplace plays a vital role in truck driver health; policies, regulations and procedures are required to address this health crisis.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019124499.

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Cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health status among truck drivers: a systematic review

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“…En general, los conductores profesionales (CPR) son mayores, tienen más años de experiencia al conducir, tienen ingresos salariales inferiores, menores niveles educativos, mayor exposición a la conducción y mayor número de accidentes reportados, todo esto en comparación con los conductores particulares (CPA). Dichos aspectos han sido relacionados con peores índices de salud y bienestar, lo que guarda congruencia con el hecho que los conductores profesionales (CPR) hayan sido identificados con anterioridad como un grupo de riesgo precisamente por este tipo de características (Backman, 1983;Ronna, et-al, 2016). Cabe mencionar que se ha demostrado que la cantidad de horas conducidas, el sueño y la conducción a tempranas horas de la mañana, pueden aumentar el riesgo de accidentes (Bougard, et-al, 2012).…”

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Conductores profesionales y conductores particulares bogotanos: Diagnóstico de condiciones sociodemográficas y de bienestar general [análisis exploratorio]

Rodríguez

Pérez

Díaz

2018

RIP

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A pesar que los accidentes de tráfico son reconocidos mundialmente como un problema de salud pública y que en Colombia representan la segunda causa de muerte violenta, hay una falta de investigación en torno al tema, hecho que señala la importancia de iniciar acciones concretas. En consonancia con lo anterior, el objetivo de la presente investigación fue estudiar dos tipos de población de conductores, a saber, conductores profesionales y particulares en la ciudad de Bogotá, mediante un análisis y comparación de su situaciónsociodemográfica y de salud general. Con tales fines, una investigación de corte transversalfue llevada a cabo, en la que participaron 500 conductores (250 profesionales y 250particulares) colombianos entre los 16 y los 72 años de edad. Los resultados revelanque los conductores profesionales tienen más edad, más experiencia de conducción,ingresos salariales inferiores, menores niveles educativos y reportan un mayornúmero de accidentes en comparación con los conductores particulares. Por su parte,los conductores particulares presentan peores índices de salud, bienestar y menoshabilidades en la conducción. Estos hallazgos indican tendencias sociodemográficasya reportadas en la literatura para los conductores profesionales, pero divergen encuanto a salud y bienestar. En conclusión, se requieren más estudios para aumentar elconocimiento sobre diferencias entre tipos de conductores y sobre el papel de los factoresde riesgo y de protección con relación a la accidentalidad vial, con miras a su prevencióny reducción.

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“…to the overall truck driving population with an employer mix that includes private carriers, independent owner/operator drivers, and leased drivers for private carriers. (9, 15, 16, 20, 23, 43–48)…”

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“…In spite of these required medical exams for licensure, commercial drivers have some of the highest rates of chronic diseases, occupational fatalities, and occupational injuries compared with other working populations. (15–23) While there are relatively few studies that have examined the association between crash risk and multiple medical condtions among CMV drivers, some published data have indicated an increased crash risk among obese CMV drivers.,(24, 25) cardiovascular disease,(15, 16, 26, 27) diabetes,(28) medication use, (29, 30), and sleep apnea. (31–33) One analysis reported that obese CMV drivers [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ] have a significantly higher crash rate (>2.0 times) than non-obese CMV drivers.…”

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Multiple Conditions Increase Preventable Crash Risks Among Truck Drivers in a Cohort Study

Thiese

Hanowski

Kales

et al. 2017

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective This study aims to quantify the crash risk for truck drivers with multiple comorbid medical conditions, after adjusting for confounders. Methods This retrospective cohort of 38,184 drivers evaluated concomitant medical conditions and subsequent crash data between 1/1/2005–10/31/2012. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated for any cause and preventable crashes of varying severity. Results Drivers with three or more medical conditions had significantly increased risk of preventable Department of Transportation (DOT) reportable crashes (HR=2.53, 95% CI=1.65–3.88) and preventable crashes with injuries (HR=2.23, 95% CI=1.09–5.31) after adjustment for covariates. Similarly, adjusted HRs were 2.55 (95% CI=1.37–4.73) for any cause DOT-reportable crashes and 3.21 (95% CI=1.18–8.75) for any cause crashes with injuries. Conclusions Having three concomitant medical conditions may be a statistically significant risk factor for preventable and any cause DOT-reportable crashes and crashes with injuries.

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The Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Professional Truck Drivers

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

Cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health status among truck drivers: a systematic review

Cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health status among truck drivers: a systematic review

Conductores profesionales y conductores particulares bogotanos: Diagnóstico de condiciones sociodemográficas y de bienestar general [análisis exploratorio]

Multiple Conditions Increase Preventable Crash Risks Among Truck Drivers in a Cohort Study

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