ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2016
Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Taxi Drivers.
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- Cardiovascular health status of taxi/for-hire vehicle drivers in the United States: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Metabolic syndrome and carotid plaque in Chinese taxi drivers: a cross-sectional study of 5,999 participants.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Association of Untreated Mental Health Problems with Alcohol and Tobacco use Among New York City Taxi Drivers.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Acute-on-Chronic Pattern of Isolated Upper Back Pain in a Patient With Acute Coronary Syndrome.Cureus · 2023Article
- Co-Design of an eHealth Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Male Taxi Drivers: ManGuard.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- An eHealth intervention (ManGuard) to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in male taxi drivers: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Examining demographic, work, and sleep characteristics among older South Asian American yellow taxi drivers in New York City: A brief report.Sleep medicine · 2022Article
- Low back pain and risk factors among Taxi drivers in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.La Medicina del lavoro · 2022Article
- Factors Affecting the Deterioration of the Physical Health Status of Taxi Drivers by Age Group.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Gig Economy Worker-A New Social Determinant of Health?JAMA cardiology · 2022Article
- Health Insurance and Primary Care Access for Taxi/FHV Drivers in New York City: Trends from 2015-2018.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2022Article
- Predictors of Limited Access to Dental Health Care Among NYC Taxi/FHV Drivers.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Comparison of Physical, Occupational, and Sociocognitive Characteristics of Corporate and Private Taxi Drivers in Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Taxi drivers and modifiable health behaviors: Is stress associated?Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Predictors of Health Insurance, Life Insurance, and Retirement Savings Among NYC's Immigrant Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Drivers.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Discrimination as a social determinant of stress and health among New York City taxi drivers.Journal of health psychology · 2020Article
- The prevalence of signs and symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux and laryngeal precancerous lesions in urban taxi drivers.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
In the United States (U.S.), cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major leading cause of death. Despite the high mortality rate related to CVD, little is known about CVD risk factors among urban taxi drivers in the U.S. A cross-sectional design was used to identify the predictors of high cardiovascular risk factors among taxi drivers. Convenience sampling method was used to recruit 130 taxi drivers. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the data. The sample was male (94 %), age mean (45 ± 10.75) years, married (54 %), born outside of the USA (55 %), had some college or below (61.5 %), night drivers (50.8 %), and driving on average 9.7 years and 41 h/week. About 79 % of them were eligible for CVD prevention, and 35.4 % had high CVD risk factors (4-9 risk factors). A CVD high-risk profile had a significant relationship with the subjects who were ≥55 years old; had hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia; were drinking alcohol ≥2 times/week; and had insufficient physical activity. Subjects who worked as a taxi driver for more than 10 years (OR 4.37; 95 % CI 1.82, 10.50) and had mental exertion from cab driving >5 out of 10 (OR 2.63; 95 % CI 1.05, 6.57) were more likely to have a CVD high-risk profile. As a conclusion, system-level or worksite interventions include offering healthy food at taxi dispatching locations, creating a work culture of frequent walking breaks, and interventions focusing on smoking, physical activity, and weight management. Improving health insurance coverage for this group of workers is recommended.
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