Veronica Varela Mato1, Nick Caddick, James A King, Vicki Johnson, Charlotte Edwardson, Thomas Yates, David J Stensel, Heather Daly, Myra A Nimmo, Stacy A Clemes. 1. School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK (Dr Varela Mato, Dr King, Dr Stensel, Dr Clemes); NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Centre, Loughborough, UK (Dr Varela Mato, Dr King, Dr Edwardson, Dr Yates, Dr Stensel, Dr Clemes); Veterans and Families Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK (Dr Caddick); Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK (Ms Johnson, Dr Edwardson, Dr Yates); Reach Health Ltd, Leicester, UK (Dr Daly); College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (Dr Nimmo).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of implementing a lifestyle health behavior intervention on cardiovascular risk markers in a sample of lorry drivers. METHODS: Fifty-seven males participated in the pre-post evaluation of a multicomponent 12-week intervention. RESULTS: Favorable changes in several cardiovascular health indicators were observed, including fasting blood glucose (-0.6 mmol/L), LDL-Cholesterol (-0.7 mmol/L), total cholesterol (-0.7 mmol/L), waist-hip ratio (-0.10), and waist circumference (-2.5 cm) (P < 0.01). The proportion of participants with a more than 10% risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years was reduced by 12% (P < 0.05). A 21%, 12%, and 7.5% reduction in drivers with pre-diabetes (P < 0.001), undiagnosed diabetes (P < 0.05), and the metabolic syndrome (P < 0.05), respectively, was observed. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the feasibility of implementing a multicomponent health intervention within the transport setting and provides preliminary evidence of its beneficial effects on some markers of health.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of implementing a lifestyle health behavior intervention on cardiovascular risk markers in a sample of lorry drivers. METHODS: Fifty-seven males participated in the pre-post evaluation of a multicomponent 12-week intervention. RESULTS: Favorable changes in several cardiovascular health indicators were observed, including fasting blood glucose (-0.6 mmol/L), LDL-Cholesterol (-0.7 mmol/L), total cholesterol (-0.7 mmol/L), waist-hip ratio (-0.10), and waist circumference (-2.5 cm) (P < 0.01). The proportion of participants with a more than 10% risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years was reduced by 12% (P < 0.05). A 21%, 12%, and 7.5% reduction in drivers with pre-diabetes (P < 0.001), undiagnosed diabetes (P < 0.05), and the metabolic syndrome (P < 0.05), respectively, was observed. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the feasibility of implementing a multicomponent health intervention within the transport setting and provides preliminary evidence of its beneficial effects on some markers of health.
Authors: Stacy A Clemes; Veronica Varela-Mato; Danielle H Bodicoat; Cassandra L Brookes; Yu-Ling Chen; Charlotte L Edwardson; Laura J Gray; Amber J Guest; Vicki Johnson; Fehmidah Munir; Nicola J Paine; Gerry Richardson; Katharina Ruettger; Mohsen Sayyah; Aron Sherry; Ana Suazo Di Paola; Jacqui Troughton; Thomas Yates; James A King Journal: BMC Med Date: 2022-05-24 Impact factor: 11.150
Authors: Stacy A Clemes; Verónica Varela Mato; Fehmidah Munir; Charlotte L Edwardson; Yu-Ling Chen; Mark Hamer; Laura J Gray; Nishal Bhupendra Jaicim; Gerry Richardson; Vicki Johnson; Jacqui Troughton; Thomas Yates; James A King Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2019-11-24 Impact factor: 2.692