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Trial reportPreventive medicine

Worksite Opportunities for Wellness (WOW): effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors after 1 year.

Susan B Racette, Susan S Deusinger, Cindi L Inman, Tamara L Burlis, Gabrielle R Highstein, Trent D Buskirk, Karen Steger-May, Linda R Peterson

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Preventive medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  20. A Scoping Review of Choice Architecture to Promote Healthy Nutrition in Health and Care Settings.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Susan B RacetteWashington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8502, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108-2212, USA. racettes@wustl.edu
Susan S Deusinger
Cindi L Inman
Tamara L Burlis
Gabrielle R Highstein
Trent D Buskirk
Karen Steger-May
Linda R Peterson

Funding

Worksite Opportunities for WellnessR01DP000092 · DP · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RACETTE, SUSAN B · 2004 to 2006
$343k
NCCDPHP CDC HHS R01 DP000092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite health promotion program on improving cardiovascular disease risk factors.

methodsIn St Louis, Missouri from 2005 to 2006, 151 employees (134 F, 17 M, 81% overweight/obese) participated in a cohort-randomized trial comparing assessments + intervention (worksite A) with assessments only (worksite B) for 1 year. All participants received personal health reports containing their assessment results. The intervention was designed to promote physical activity and favorable dietary patterns using pedometers, healthy snack cart, WeightWatchers(R) meetings, group exercise classes, seminars, team competitions, and participation rewards. Outcomes included BMI, body composition, blood pressure, fitness, lipids, and Framingham 10-year coronary heart disease risk.

results123 participants, aged 45+/-9 yr, with BMI 32.9+/-8.8 kg/m(2) completed 1 year. Improvements (P< or =0.05) were observed at both worksites for fitness, blood pressure, and total-, HDL-, and LDL-cholesterol. Additional improvements occurred at worksite A in BMI, fat mass, Framingham risk score, and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome; only the changes in BMI and fat mass were different between worksites.

conclusionA multi-faceted worksite intervention promoted favorable changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors, but many of the improvements were achieved with worksite health assessments and personalized health reports in the absence of an intervention.

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AdultBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth PromotionHealth StatusHumansLipidsMaleMiddle AgedObesityOccupational Health ServicesPrevalenceLipids

Identifiers

PMID19576927
PMCPMC4399499

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