First-Year Results of an Obesity Prevention Program at The Dow Chemical Company

Goetzel, Ron Z.; Baker, Kristin; Short, Meghan E.; Pei, Xiaofei; Ozminkowski, Ronald J.; Wang, Shaohung; Bowen, Jennie D.; Roemer, Enid Chung; Craun, Beth A.; Tully, Karen J.; Baase, Catherine M.; DeJoy, David M.; Wilson, Mark G.

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“…Four work-based studies were conducted in the United States (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010aLemon et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;Robbins et al, 2006) and three in Europe (Dekkers et al, 2011;Kwak et al, 2010;McEachen et al, 2011). Four work-based studies stated their goals were to prevent or reduce weight gain (Kwak et al, 2010;Lemon et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;Robbins et al, 2006) while the other studies' goals were to increase physical activity (McEachen et al, 2011), improve cardiovascular risk factors (Dekkers et al, 2011), and prevent obesity (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010a.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Specific workplace settings included the military (Robbins et al, 2006), a chemical company (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010a, hospitals (Lemon et al, 2010), and combinations of various work sites (Table 1) (Dekkers et al, 2011;Kwak et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;McEachen et al, 2011). All seven work-based studies were multicenter trials, where both recruitment and intervention occurred in the workplace.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Women were less than 15% of the military study population (Robbins et al, 2006) and 30% of the chemical company study population (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010a, while a population of hospital workers was more than 75% women (Lemon et al, 2010). The mean age of the participants that were included in each work-based study reflected the age distribution of that worksite.…”

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confidence: 98%

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confidence: 99%

“…Four work-based trials were randomized at the level of the employee (Dekkers et al, 2011;Lemon et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;McEachen et al, 2011) the other three used non-randomized, quasi experimental designs or randomized by site rather than by individual (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010aKwak et al, 2010;Robbins et al, 2006). Four work-based studies were conducted in the United States (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010aLemon et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;Robbins et al, 2006) and three in Europe (Dekkers et al, 2011;Kwak et al, 2010;McEachen et al, 2011). Four work-based studies stated their goals were to prevent or reduce weight gain (Kwak et al, 2010;Lemon et al, 2010;Linde et al, 2012;Robbins et al, 2006) while the other studies' goals were to increase physical activity (McEachen et al, 2011), improve cardiovascular risk factors (Dekkers et al, 2011), and prevent obesity (Goetzel et al, 2009(Goetzel et al, , 2010a.…”

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Effect of workplace dietary intervention on salt intake and sodium-to-potassium ratio of Japanese employees: A quasi-experimental study

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Objectives Excess salt intake is a major risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Modifying workplace environments has been recognized to be important for reducing salt intake. However, studies examining the effects of improving the workplace environment regarding salt reduction are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of workplace dietary intervention on employees' salt intake and sodium‐to‐potassium (Na/K) ratio. Methods A quasi‐experimental study was conducted. Two small business establishments in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, were allocated as the intervention (n = 69) and comparison (n = 68) workplaces, respectively. The 1‐year intervention involving healthy lunch and nutrition education was implemented in the intervention workplace. Spot urine samples, physical assessments, and self‐administered questionnaire data were collected at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year after the start of the intervention. Analysis of covariance was conducted to investigate differences in the salt intake or Na/K ratio between the study workplaces at year 1. Educational status and rotating work schedules were included as covariates. Results Salt intake in the intervention workplace decreased significantly from 10.7 to 9.3 g (−1.4 g change; 95% confidence interval [CI]: “−2.4, −0.5”). The adjusted difference in changes in salt intake between workplaces was statistically significant (−3.7 g change; 95% CI: “−5.2, −2.3”). Although no significant change was observed in the Na/K ratio in the intervention workplace (3.37–3.08; −0.29 change; 95% CI: “−0.59, 0.01”), the adjusted difference in changes between the workplaces was statistically significant (−0.60 change; 95% CI: “−1.03, −0.17”). Conclusions Providing healthy lunch and nutrition education may be effective approaches to reduce employees' salt intake and Na/K ratio.

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Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity

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Peeters³

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Background The World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum have recommended further research to strengthen current knowledge of workplace health programmes, particularly on effectiveness and using simple instruments. A pedometer is one such simple instrument that can be incorporated in workplace interventions. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of pedometer interventions in the workplace for increasing physical activity and improving subsequent health outcomes. Search methods Electronic searches of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (671 potential papers), MEDLINE (1001), Embase (965), CINAHL (1262), OSH UPDATE databases (75) and Web of Science (1154) from the earliest record to between 30th January and 6th February 2012 yielded 3248 unique records. Reference lists of articles yielded an additional 34 papers. Contact with individuals and organisations did not produce any further records. Selection criteria We included individual and cluster-randomised controlled trials of workplace health promotion interventions with a pedometer component in employed adults. The primary outcome was physical activity and was part of the eligibility criteria. We considered subsequent health outcomes, including adverse effects, as secondary outcomes. Data collection and analysis Two review authors undertook the screening of titles and abstracts and the full-text papers independently. Two review authors (RFP and MC) independently completed data extraction and risk of bias assessment. We contacted authors to obtain additional data and clarification.

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First-Year Results of an Obesity Prevention Program at The Dow Chemical Company

Cited by 42 publications

References 61 publications

Strategies to prevent weight gain in workplace and college settings: A systematic review

Strategies to prevent weight gain in workplace and college settings: A systematic review

Effect of workplace dietary intervention on salt intake and sodium-to-potassium ratio of Japanese employees: A quasi-experimental study

Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity

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