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The prevalence and characteristics associated with excessive daytime sleepiness among Australian workers
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posted on 2014-09-01, 00:00 authored by Winda Liviya Ng, R Freak-Poli, Anna PeetersAnna PeetersOBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and its associated factors in a mixed population of employed Australian workers. METHODS: Study participants (n = 707) were volunteers from various Melbourne workplaces, participating in a workplace physical activity program in 2008. Daytime sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), with EDS defined as ESS scores >10. RESULTS: In this population of adult employees (40.0% male; mean age 40.2 ± 10.4 years), prevalence of EDS was 16.0%. Characteristics associated with EDS and higher ESS scores were age, higher body mass index, markers of poorer diet, and markers of poorer mental health. CONCLUSIONS: Excessive daytime sleepiness is potentially an important contributor to lower productivity and poorer mental health in the workplace. Our finding suggests that workplace health programs aimed at improving diet and body weight may also help alleviate EDS.
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Journal of occupational and environmental medicineVolume
56Issue
9Pagination
935 - 945Publisher
Wolters KluwerLocation
Philadelphia, Pa.Publisher DOI
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1536-5948Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, American College of Occupational and Environmental MedicineUsage metrics
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adultage factorsanthropometrybody mass indexdisorders of excessive somnolenceemploymentfemalehumanslogistic modelsmalemiddle agedprevalencerisk assessmentrisk factorssurveys and questionnairesVictoriaScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthMOTOR-VEHICLE CRASHESRISK-FACTORSCARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASEHEALTH-STATUSOLDER-ADULTSPOPULATIONOBESITYAPNEAHABITSACCIDENTS
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