Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hon Kong, China.
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun 12;15(6):1251. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061251.
Given a shortage of construction workers, it is important to develop strategies to avoid early retirement caused by cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong.
(1) to describe the cardiovascular health of construction workers in Hong Kong, (2) to examine the demographic differences in cardiovascular health, and (3) to examine the association between health behaviors and cardiovascular health factors.
626 registered construction workers were included in the analysis. Blood chemistry, blood pressure, weight, and height were measured. Face-to-face questionnaire interviews for health behaviors were conducted.
Approximately two-thirds of the construction workers achieved only three out of the seven “ideal” cardiovascular health metrics. The younger, more educated, and female subjects had better cardiovascular health scores than the older, less educated, and male counterparts. Fish and seafood consumption was associated with (1) ideal weight status and (2) ideal cholesterol level, whereas less soft drink consumption was associated with ideal cholesterol level.
The findings highlighted the importance of promoting cardiovascular health in the construction industry. This study provided some insights for future interventions, which should include increasing fish and seafood intake, decreasing soft drink consumption, and enhancing the health literacy amongst older, less educated, and male construction workers.
鉴于建筑工人短缺，香港有必要制定策略来避免因心血管疾病导致的过早退休。
（1）描述香港建筑工人的心血管健康状况，（2）研究心血管健康的人口统计学差异，（3）探讨健康行为与心血管健康因素之间的关联。
共纳入 626 名注册建筑工人进行分析。测量了血液化学、血压、体重和身高。进行了面对面的健康行为问卷调查。
大约三分之二的建筑工人仅达到七个“理想”心血管健康指标中的三个。与年龄较大、受教育程度较低和男性相比，年轻、受教育程度较高和女性的心血管健康评分更好。鱼类和海鲜的摄入与（1）理想的体重状况和（2）理想的胆固醇水平有关，而较少饮用软饮料与理想的胆固醇水平有关。
研究结果强调了在建筑行业促进心血管健康的重要性。本研究为未来的干预措施提供了一些见解，这些干预措施应包括增加鱼类和海鲜的摄入、减少软饮料的摄入，以及提高年龄较大、受教育程度较低和男性建筑工人的健康素养。
