Josseran Loic, McNeill Killian, Fardini Thierry, Sauvagnac Rebecca, Barbot Frederic, Quera Salva Maria-Antonia, Bowser Myles, King Gary
Raymond Poincaré University Hospital (AP-HP), Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, UMR 1018, France.
Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, United States.
Tob Prev Cessat. 2021 Oct 30;7:66. doi: 10.18332/tpc/142321. eCollection 2021.
This study examines the health status of long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs) and more specifically smoking and obesity, in France.
A total of 373 French and other LHTDs were randomly interviewed at six highway rest stops. Variables recorded were self-reported sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, and nationality), behavioral variables (consumption of sodas, daily exercise, smoking status), weight and height. Body mass index (BMI) was also calculated. Statistical analysis was conducted using chi-squared analysis and multiple logistic ordinal regression models (MLR) were developed.
The mean age was 43.4 and the largest proportion (41.2%) of respondents were aged 40-50 years. Most respondents were French (70.3%), married (73.8%) and did not report having an active exercise routine (66.0%). Almost two-thirds of the drivers consumed daily 1-2 sodas (34.2%) or 3-4 sodas (33.2%). Based on the BMI, respondents were divided into normal (34.3%), overweight (39.8%), obese (19.5%) or morbidly obese (9.4%) categories. The mean BMI was 27.9 kg/m and 51.1% of LHTDs were current or active smokers. MLR analysis revealed that French LHTDs were more likely (OR=3.04; 95% CI: 1.62-5.69) to have a normal BMI compared to other drivers. Smokers were significantly more likely than non-smokers (OR=2.12; 95% CI: 1.26-3.58) to have an above normal BMI.
These results confirm that French and other LHTDs are at high risk of non-communicable diseases. They also highlight the need to address the health risks associated with smoking and obesity among LHTDs using multifaceted strategies.
本研究调查了法国长途卡车司机的健康状况，更具体地关注吸烟和肥胖情况。
在六个高速公路休息站对总共373名法国及其他国家的长途卡车司机进行了随机访谈。记录的变量包括自我报告的社会人口学特征（年龄、性别、婚姻状况和国籍）、行为变量（汽水消费量、日常锻炼、吸烟状况）、体重和身高。还计算了体重指数（BMI）。使用卡方分析进行统计分析，并建立了多元逻辑有序回归模型（MLR）。
平均年龄为43.4岁，最大比例（41.2%）的受访者年龄在40至50岁之间。大多数受访者是法国人（70.3%），已婚（73.8%），且未报告有规律的日常锻炼习惯（66.0%）。近三分之二的司机每天饮用1至2瓶汽水（34.2%）或3至4瓶汽水（33.2%）。根据BMI，受访者被分为正常（34.3%）、超重（39.8%）、肥胖（19.5%）或病态肥胖（9.4%）类别。平均BMI为27.9 kg/m，51.1%的长途卡车司机是当前吸烟者或经常吸烟者。MLR分析显示，与其他司机相比，法国长途卡车司机的BMI正常的可能性更高（OR = 3.04；95% CI：1.62 - 5.69）。吸烟者的BMI高于正常水平的可能性显著高于非吸烟者（OR = 2.12；95% CI：1.26 - 3.58）。
这些结果证实，法国及其他国家的长途卡车司机面临非传染性疾病的高风险。它们还强调需要采用多方面策略来应对长途卡车司机中与吸烟和肥胖相关的健康风险。
