Richard G. Kyle|Rosie A. Neall|Iain Atherton
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses in Scotland: A cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey
Edinburgh Napier University|Edinburgh Napier University|Edinburgh Napier University
increasing prevalence overweight obesity represents global pandemic largest occupational group international healthcare systems nurses forefront health promotion address pandemic however nurses health behaviours known influence extent engage health promotion publics confidence advice offered estimating prevalence overweight obesity among nurses therefore important however date prevalence estimates based nonrepresentative samples internationally studies compared prevalence overweight obesity among nurses healthcare professionals using representative datato estimate overweight obesity prevalence among nurses scotland compare healthcare professionals working nonheath related occupationscrosssectional study using nationally representative sample five aggregated annual rounds 20082012 scottish health surveyscotland13483 adults aged 1765 indicating worked past 4 weeks classified four occupational groups nurses n411 healthcare professionals n320 unqualified care staff n685 individuals employed nonhealth related occupations n12067prevalence overweight obesity defined body mass index250estimates overweight obesity prevalence occupational group calculated 95 confidence intervals ci logistic regression model built compare odds overweight obese overweight obese nurses comparison occupational categories data analysed using sas 913691 95 ci 646 736 scottish nurses overweight obese prevalence overweight obesity higher nurses healthcare professionals 513 ci 458 567 unqualified care staff 685 ci 650 720 nonhealth related occupations 689 ci 681 697 logistic regression model adjusted sociodemographic composition indicated compared nurses odds overweight obese statistically significantly lower healthcare professionals odds ratio 045 ci 033 061 nonhealth related occupations 078 ci 062 097prevalence overweight obesity among scottish nurses worryingly high significantly higher healthcare professionals nonhealth related occupations high prevalence overweight obesity potentially harms nurses health hampers effectiveness nurses health promotion role interventions therefore urgently required address overweight obesity among scottish nursing workforce