By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Cheonan, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between working environment and weight control efforts among obese workers in Korea. This study was based on the 2011 3rd Korean Working Conditions Survey, which was conducted on workers aged 15 years or older.”
Financial support for this research came from National Research Foundation of Korea.
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research, “A sample of 484 obese workers was included in the study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between working environment and weight control efforts after controlling for individual variables. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Of the participants, 63.4% reported that they made efforts to control their weight. After controlling for personal factors, the OR of weight control efforts for individuals working 40-49 hours per week was 2.4 times that for individuals working 60 hours or more per week. The OR of regular employment workers was 2.2 times that of non-regular workers. We established that working hours and employment type were significantly related to weight control efforts.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Therefore, we recommend that working conditions should be considered in designing effective workplace health promotion programs.”
For more information on this research see: Associations between working environment and weight control efforts among workers with obesity in Korea. The Journal of International Medical Research , 2018;():300060518764212.
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting H.S. Hyun, 1 Dept. of Nursing, 65392 Sangmyung University, Cheonan, South Korea.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060518764212. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-04-28), New Obesity Data Have Been Reported by H.S. Hyun and Co-Authors (Associations between working environment and weight control efforts among workers with obesity in Korea), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2653, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 015542640
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