Alejandro Fernandez-Montero1, David García-Ros, Ana Sánchez-Tainta, Ana Rodriguez-Mourille, Antonio Vela, Stefanos N Kales. 1. Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Dr Fernandez-Montero and Dr Rodriguez-Mourille); IdisNA Health Research Institute of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Dr Fernandez-Montero); Environmental & Occupational Medicine & Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, (Drs Fernandez-Montero, Vela, and Kales); Centro de Estudios Olímpicos, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Mr García-Ros); Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain (Mr Sánchez-Tainta); Department of Psychiatry, Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania (Dr Vela); Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Dr Kales).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to measure the association of burnout syndrome with insulin resistance in the context of a workplace health intervention. METHODS: One-year intervention program (2015 to 2016) within a university workplace. Participants (n=55) were categorized by the presence or absence of burnout syndrome at baseline using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Insulin resistance was calculated by the triglyceride glucose index (TyG). The Mediterranean Diet adherence score and several fitness tests were completed by the participants. RESULTS: Although participants with prevalent burnout syndrome at baseline improved their physical fitness and diet scores more than participants without burnout syndrome, multiple linear regression analyses showed that participants with prevalent burnout syndrome at baseline had increased TyG index compared with participants without burnout syndrome (β=0.18; 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.34). CONCLUSION: Burnout syndrome may be associated with insulin resistance, despite improvements in diet and fitness.
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to measure the association of burnout syndrome with insulin resistance in the context of a workplace health intervention. METHODS: One-year intervention program (2015 to 2016) within a university workplace. Participants (n=55) were categorized by the presence or absence of burnout syndrome at baseline using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Insulin resistance was calculated by the triglyceride glucose index (TyG). The Mediterranean Diet adherence score and several fitness tests were completed by the participants. RESULTS: Although participants with prevalent burnout syndrome at baseline improved their physical fitness and diet scores more than participants without burnout syndrome, multiple linear regression analyses showed that participants with prevalent burnout syndrome at baseline had increased TyG index compared with participants without burnout syndrome (β=0.18; 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.34). CONCLUSION:Burnout syndrome may be associated with insulin resistance, despite improvements in diet and fitness.