<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A person's weight depends on major factors like genetics, diet, and physical activity. Physical activity in adults is defined mainly by workload – light, moderate or heavy. The aim was to explore associations between weight and chronic non-infectious diseases in workers with different physical activity. The subjects included in the study were 224 male and 249 female employees, divided by workload based on their job description. Body mass index (BMI) and disease incidence were calculated, and statistical analysis was performed. The highest percentage of overweight and obese subjects was found in men with light workload. The mean BMI for men (27.434.85) was significantly higher than that for women (25.875.06). Analysis of obesity-associated diseases showed that in workers with higher BMI there was a higher incidence of endocrine disorders, musculoskeletal and related neurological diseases. Diseases of the circulatory system were highly prevalent in both overweight/obese and underweight employees. In conclusion, physical activity at work contributes to changes in BMI in the working population. Obesity-associated circulatory, endocrine and musculoskeletal diseases were highly prevalent in the groups with higher BMI. The prevalence in employees without diseases was in inverse relation to BMI.</p></abstract>

A person's weight depends on major factors like genetics, diet, and physical activity. Physical activity in adults is defined mainly by workload – light, moderate or heavy. The aim was to explore associations between weight and chronic non-infectious diseases in workers with different physical activity. The subjects included in the study were 224 male and 249 female employees, divided by workload based on their job description. Body mass index (BMI) and disease incidence were calculated, and statistical analysis was performed. The highest percentage of overweight and obese subjects was found in men with light workload. The mean BMI for men (27.434.85) was significantly higher than that for women (25.875.06). Analysis of obesity-associated diseases showed that in workers with higher BMI there was a higher incidence of endocrine disorders, musculoskeletal and related neurological diseases. Diseases of the circulatory system were highly prevalent in both overweight/obese and underweight employees. In conclusion, physical activity at work contributes to changes in BMI in the working population. Obesity-associated circulatory, endocrine and musculoskeletal diseases were highly prevalent in the groups with higher BMI. The prevalence in employees without diseases was in inverse relation to BMI.

Overweight, Obesity, And Related Diseases Among Workers With Different Workload

Department of Hygiene, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora

Occupational Medical Service “Zagora Medical”, Stara Zagora

Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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A person's weight depends on major factors like genetics, diet, and physical activity. Physical activity in adults is defined mainly by workload – light,...

Overweight, Obesity, And Related Diseases Among Workers With Different Workload

Publicado en línea: 10 dic 2015

Páginas: 128 - 133

Recibido: 10 nov 2014

Aceptado: 19 dic 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2015-0138

Palabras clave
overweight, obesity, workload, chronic non-infectious diseases

© 2014 Pavlina L. Gidikova et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Overweight, Obesity, And Related Diseases Among Workers With Different Workload

Publicado en línea: 10 dic 2015

Páginas: 128 - 133

Recibido: 10 nov 2014

Aceptado: 19 dic 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2015-0138

Palabras claveoverweight, obesity, workload, chronic non-infectious diseases

© 2014 Pavlina L. Gidikova et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
overweight, obesity, workload, chronic non-infectious diseases