Occupational, Transport, Leisure-Time, and Overall Sedentary Behaviors and Their Associations with the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among High-Tech Company Employees.

Mei-Lan Liu,Yi-Jin Hu,Ming-Chun Hsueh,Chia-Hui Chang,Yung Liao

doi:10.3390/ijerph17103353

Abstract

This study examined the associations of overall and domain-specific (i.e., occupational, transport, and leisure-time) sedentary behaviors with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among high-tech company employees in Taiwan. A total of 363 participants employed at high-tech companies (mean age ± standard deviation: 37.4 ± 7.2 years) completed a questionnaire administered by email regarding their overall, occupational, transport, and leisure-time sedentary behaviors. Self-reported data of height and weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, and total cholesterol levels were also collected in 2018. An adjusted binary logistic regression model was employed in the analysis. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, high-tech company employees who used a computer (or Internet) for more than 2 h per day during their leisure time were more likely to have CVD risk factors (odds ratio: 1.80; 95% confidence interval: 1.08–3.00). No significant associations with CVD risk factors were detected for total sedentary time, occupational sitting, television viewing time, and transport-related sitting. Despite the nature of cross-sectional design in this study, our findings may have considerable implications for intervention designers and policymakers of Taiwan. Developing effective strategies for limiting leisure-time computer use should be considered for the prevention of CVD among high-tech company employees.

Highlights

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide
56.7% of the respondents were men, 62.5% were younger than 39 years, 54.3% were married, 55.9% had an educational level less than university, 55.9% had no children, 59.8% worked in research and development (R&D), and 63.9% were staff
There were four participants (1.1%) who had a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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Introduction

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. The World HealthOrganization [1] reported that, in 2015, an estimated 17.7 million people died of CVD, accounting for31% of deaths globally. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Organization [1] reported that, in 2015, an estimated 17.7 million people died of CVD, accounting for. For the prevention of CVD, reducing the effects of modifiable physiological risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, overweightness or obesity, and high blood cholesterol, through lifestyle and behavioral changes is crucial [1,2]. Physical inactivity, smoking, an unhealthy diet, and sedentary behaviors have been considered to be associated with increased risk of CVD and its related physiological risk factors [3]. Long working hours, shift work, and psychosocial stress at work are the risk factors of CVD [6,7]

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