Association of Sleep Adequacy With More Healthful Food Choices and Positive Workplace Experiences Among Motor Freight Workers
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Objectives. We assessed whether adequate sleep is linked to more healthful eating behaviors among motor freight workers and whether it mediates the effects of workplace experiences. Methods. Data were derived from a baseline survey and assessment of permanent employees at 8 trucking terminals. Bivariate and multivariate regression models were used to examine relationships between work environment, sleep adequacy, and dietary choices. Results. The sample (n = 542) was 83% White, with a mean age of 49 years and a mean body mass index of 30 kg/m 2. Most of the participants were satisfied with their job (87.5%) and reported adequate sleep (51%); 30% reported job strain. In our first model, lack of job strain and greater supervisor support were significantly associated with adequate sleep. In our second model, educational level, age, and adequate sleep were significantly associated with at least 2 of the 3 healthful eating choices assessed (P < .05). However, work experiences were not significant predictors of healthful food choices when adequate sleep was included. Conclusions. Adequate sleep is associated with more healthful food choices and may mediate the effects of workplace experiences. Thus, workplace health programs should be responsive to workers' sleep patterns.
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The current study did not allow behavioral changes in diet composition, caloric intake, or activity/exercise levels that may have contributed to the association of reduced habitual sleep duration and metabolic dysregulation in previous studies.
“Thus, the current study did not allow behavioral changes in diet composition (43), caloric intake, or activity/exercise levels that may have contributed to the association of reduced habitual sleep duration and metabolic dysregulation in previous studies.”
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- Authors
- Buxton, O. M., Quintiliani, L. M., Yang, M. H., Ebbeling, C. B., Stoddard, A. M., Pereira, L. K., & Sorensen, G.
- Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 99
- Issue
- S3
- Pages
- S636-S643
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC2774168
- OpenAlex
- W2001672990
- Cited by
- 95
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 7.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (5 R01 DP000099-03, R01 DP000099)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- sleep adequacy, healthy eating, food choice, truck drivers, job strain, supervisor support, workplace health, work environment, occupational health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Choice Behavior, Feeding Behavior, Health Surveys, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Mid-Atlantic Region, Middle Aged, North Carolina, Regression Analysis, Sleep, Transportation
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