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dc.contributor.author | Sathish, T | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dunleavy, G | - |
dc.contributor.author | Soljak, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Visvalingam, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nazeha, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Divakar, U | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bajpai, R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Thach, TQ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cheung, KL | - |
dc.contributor.author | de Vries, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Soh, CK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Christopoulos, G | - |
dc.contributor.author | Car, J | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-09T14:11:33Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-09T14:11:33Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11-18 | - |
dc.identifier | 4551 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Sathish, T., Dunleavy, G., Soljak, M., Visvalingam, N., Nazeha, N., Divakar, U., Bajpai, R., Thach, T.-Q., Cheung, K., Vries, H., Soh, C.-K., Christopoulos, G. and Car, J. (2019) ‘Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (22), 4551, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224551. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/19964 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Copyright © 2019 by the authors. 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 <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day, and 23.1% were physically inactive. More than two-thirds (67%) were overweight or obese and 34.5% had central obesity. The mean follow-up was 8.6 months. After adjusting for age, over 12 months, there was a significant increase in the proportion consuming <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day by 33% (p = 0.030), who were physically inactive by 64% (p < 0.001), and of overweight or obese people by 15% (p = 0.018). The burden of several key NCD risk factors at baseline was high and some worsened within a short period of time in this working population. There is a need for more targeted strategies for behaviour change towards a healthy lifestyle as part of the ongoing health and wellness programs at workplaces in Singapore | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | 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. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1 - 11 (11) | - |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | cohort study | en_US |
dc.subject | workplace | en_US |
dc.subject | chronic disease | en_US |
dc.subject | risk factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Singapore | en_US |
dc.title | Risk factors for non-communicable diseases at baseline and their short-term changes in a workplace cohort in Singapore | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224551 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | - |
pubs.issue | 22 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1660-4601 | - |
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