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Impact of a pedometer-based workplace health program on cardiovascular and diabetes risk profile
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posted on 2011-09-01, 00:00 authored by R Freak-Poli, R Wolfe, Kathryn BackholerKathryn Backholer, M de Courten, Anna PeetersAnna PeetersOBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether participation in a four-month, pedometer-based, physical activity, workplace health programme results in an improvement in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. METHODS: Adults employed within Australia in primarily sedentary occupations and voluntarily enrolled in a workplace programme, the Global Corporate Challenge®, aimed at increasing physical activity were recruited. Data included demographic, behavioural, anthropometric and biomedical measurements. Measures were compared between baseline and four-months. RESULTS: 762 participants were recruited in April/May 2008 with 79% returning. Improvements between baseline and four-months amongst programme participants were observed for physical activity (an increase of 6.5% in the proportion meeting guidelines, OR(95%CI): 1.7(1.1, 2.5)), fruit intake (4%, OR: 1.7(1.0, 3.0)), vegetable intake (2%, OR: 1.3(1.0, 1.8)), sitting time (-0.6(-0.9, -0.3) hours/day), blood pressure (systolic: -1.8(-3.1, -.05) mmHg; diastolic: -1.8(-2.4, -1.3) mmHg) and waist circumference (-1.6(-2.4, -0.7) cm). In contrast, an increase was found for fasting total cholesterol (0.3(0.1, 0.4) mmol/L) and triglycerides (0.1(0.0, 0.1) mmol/L). CONCLUSION: Completion of this four-month, pedometer-based, physical activity, workplace programme was associated with improvements in behavioural and anthropometric risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Long-term evaluation is required to evaluate the potential of such programmes to prevent the onset of chronic disease.
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Preventive medicineVolume
53Issue
3Pagination
162 - 171Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1096-0260Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, ElsevierUsage metrics
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AdultAustraliaBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesConfidence IntervalsDiabetes MellitusExercise TestFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansMaleMotor ActivityNutritional StatusOccupational HealthOdds RatioProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRisk AssessmentTime FactorsWalkingWorkplaceScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthMedicine, General & InternalGeneral & Internal MedicineCardiovascular diseaseDiabetesRisk factorRisk factor reductionPreventionHealth preventionInterventionEvaluationPhysical activitySedentaryINCREASE PHYSICAL-ACTIVITYOBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMWEIGHT-LOSSLIFE-STYLEACTIVITY INTERVENTIONVEGETABLE INTAKEWALKING PROGRAMNHF-NRGDISEASEPOPULATION
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