Prevalence of overweight and obesity and related diseases in civil aviation pilots
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-6239.2017.02.002
- VernacularTitle:民航飞行员超重和肥胖状况及相关疾病分析
- Author:
Mingzhao DENG
1
;
Chuanyin ZHANG
;
Dan ZHANG
;
Qiang LI
;
Fang LEI
Author Information
1. 中国南方航空股份有限公司航空卫生管理部,广州,510405
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Body mass index;
Overweight;
Obesity;
Risk factors;
Pilots
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2017;28(2):87-91
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To provide aeromedical management reference for preventing and controlling the overweight and obesity in pilots by a retrospective analysis on body mass index (BMI) and related diseases for the pilots of a civil airline in 2015.Methods The method of retrospective study was applied on 3 134 civil pilots who accepted annual physical examination in 2015 and were grouped by age.The detection rate of abnormal body mass index (BMI≥24 kg/m2) was compared among different age groups and the relationship between BMI and age was analyzed.The pilots also grouped by the level of BMI.The prevalence rate of hypertension,hyperlipidemia and other diseases were compared among different BMI groups,as well as such physiological and biochemical indexes as total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG).Results Age and BMI of the civil aviation pilots were weak positive correlation (r=0.232,P＜0.05).The detection rate of hypertension,hyperlipidemia,combined hyperlipidemia familial,hyperuricemia,fatty liver,impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes increased significantly with the increasing of BMI (x2 =7.783-476.795,P＜0.05).The age and physiological and biochemical indexes of TC,TG,HDL,LDL-C and FPG were significantly different among different BMI groups (F=16.046-157.706,P＜0.05).Conclusions BMI is an important risk indicator for hypertension,fatty liver,hyperlipidemia and diabetes.The individualized management of controlling the pilot's BMI in a normal range is an important measure to prevent the cardiovascular diseases.
