TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore
AU - Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu
AU - Dunleavy, Gerard
AU - Soljak, Michael
AU - Visvalingam, Nanthini
AU - Nazeha, Nuraini
AU - Divakar, Ushashree
AU - Bajpai, Ram
AU - Thuan-Quoc Thach, null
AU - Cheung, Kei L.
AU - de Vries, Hein
AU - Soh, Chee-Kiong
AU - Christopoulos, Georgios
AU - Car, Josip
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was supported in part by the Singapore Ministry of National Development and the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office under the Land and Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2 NIC) Research Programme (L2 NIC Award No L2 NIC FP1-2013-2). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Singapore Ministry of National Development and National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore.
Funding Information:
Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Mandalay Road, Singapore 308232, Singapore; [email protected] (G.D.); [email protected] (M.S.); [email protected] (N.V.); [email protected] (N.N.); [email protected] (U.D.); [email protected] (R.B.); [email protected] (T.-Q.T.); [email protected] (J.C.) Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada Department of Health Promotion, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands; [email protected] Department of Primary Care & Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London W6 8RP, UK Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK; [email protected] School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; [email protected] Division of Leadership, Management and Organisation, Nanyang Business School, College of Business, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; [email protected] Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Culture Science Institute, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore 10 Global Digital Health Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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PY - 2019/11/18
Y1 - 2019/11/18
N2 - We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age >= 21 years) were recruited from a variety of occupational settings, including offices, control rooms, and workshops. Of these, 424 (91.4%) were followed-up at three months and 334 (72.0%) were followed up at 12 months. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect data on health behaviours and clinical measurements were performed by trained staff using standard instruments and protocols. Age-adjusted changes in risk factors over time were examined using generalized estimating equations or linear mixed-effects models where appropriate. The mean age of the participants at baseline was 39.0 (SD: 11.4) years and 79.5% were men. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) were current smokers, slightly more than half (53.5%) were alcohol drinkers, two-thirds (66%) were consuming
AB - We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age >= 21 years) were recruited from a variety of occupational settings, including offices, control rooms, and workshops. Of these, 424 (91.4%) were followed-up at three months and 334 (72.0%) were followed up at 12 months. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect data on health behaviours and clinical measurements were performed by trained staff using standard instruments and protocols. Age-adjusted changes in risk factors over time were examined using generalized estimating equations or linear mixed-effects models where appropriate. The mean age of the participants at baseline was 39.0 (SD: 11.4) years and 79.5% were men. Nearly a quarter (24.4%) were current smokers, slightly more than half (53.5%) were alcohol drinkers, two-thirds (66%) were consuming
KW - cohort study
KW - workplace
KW - chronic disease
KW - risk factors
KW - Singapore
KW - HEALTH
KW - OUTCOMES
KW - PROGRAM
KW - IMPACT
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph16224551
DO - 10.3390/ijerph16224551
M3 - Article
C2 - 31752089
SN - 1660-4601
VL - 16
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 22
M1 - 4551
ER -