ArticleBMJ open2019
Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the associations among procrastination (time inconsistency), work environment and obesity-related factors in Japanese male workers.
designCross-sectional study.
settingData were collected at two work sites of Japanese electronics manufacturing company in 2015.
participants795 full-time male workers in a Japanese electric company, aged 35-64 years, who underwent health checkups in 2015.
main outcome measuresBody mass index (BMI), adult weight change, obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m
resultsWhite-collar workers with high procrastination levels showed positive associations with BMI (B: 0.75, 95% CI 0.06 to 1.44) and adult weight change (B: 1.77, 95% CI 0.26 to 3.29), and had increased odds of AWG10 (OR: 1.85, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.29) and MetS (OR: 2.29 95% CI 1.18 to 4.44) after adjustment for age, education, work-related factors and lifestyle factors. However, such positive associations were not observed among blue-collar workers.
conclusionsProcrastination and white-collar work might have a joint effect on weight gain during adulthood and consequential obesity.
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