Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study

Objective To investigate the associations among procrastination (time inconsistency), work environment and obesity-related factors in Japanese male workers.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected at two work sites of Japanese electronics manufacturing company in 2015.Participants 79...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Narisada, Kohta Suzuki
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e029931.full
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description Objective To investigate the associations among procrastination (time inconsistency), work environment and obesity-related factors in Japanese male workers.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected at two work sites of Japanese electronics manufacturing company in 2015.Participants 795 full-time male workers in a Japanese electric company, aged 35–64 years, who underwent health checkups in 2015.Main outcome measures Body mass index (BMI), adult weight change, obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), adult weight gain over 10 kg (AWG10) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations of procrastination assessed by using a one-item questionnaire and white-collar and blue-collar work with obesity-related factors.Results White-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.Conclusions Procrastination and white-collar work might have a joint effect on weight gain during adulthood and consequential obesity.
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spelling doaj-art-c68591022f8b490f8f362466d822f9f52024-11-29T20:00:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-11-0191110.1136/bmjopen-2019-029931Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional studyAkihiko Narisada0Kohta Suzuki11 Institute for Occupational Health Science, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan1 Institute for Occupational Health Science, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, JapanObjective To investigate the associations among procrastination (time inconsistency), work environment and obesity-related factors in Japanese male workers.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected at two work sites of Japanese electronics manufacturing company in 2015.Participants 795 full-time male workers in a Japanese electric company, aged 35–64 years, who underwent health checkups in 2015.Main outcome measures Body mass index (BMI), adult weight change, obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), adult weight gain over 10 kg (AWG10) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations of procrastination assessed by using a one-item questionnaire and white-collar and blue-collar work with obesity-related factors.Results White-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.Conclusions Procrastination and white-collar work might have a joint effect on weight gain during adulthood and consequential obesity.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e029931.full
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Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
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title Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
title_full Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
title_short Association between procrastination, white-collar work and obesity in Japanese male workers: a cross-sectional study
title_sort association between procrastination white collar work and obesity in japanese male workers a cross sectional study
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