TY - JOUR
T1 - One-year outcomes of an intense workplace cardio-metabolic risk reduction program among high-risk employees
T2 - The My Unlimited Potential
AU - Rouseff, Maribeth
AU - Aneni, Ehimen C.
AU - Guzman, Henry
AU - Das, Sankalp
AU - Brown, Doris
AU - Osondu, Chukwuemeka U.
AU - Spatz, Erica
AU - Shaffer, Brandon
AU - Santiago-Charles, Joann
AU - Ochoa, Teresa
AU - Mora, Joseph
AU - Gilliam, Cynthia
AU - Lehn, Virginia
AU - Sherriff, Shoshana
AU - Tran, Thinh H.
AU - Post, Janisse
AU - Veledar, Emir
AU - Feldman, Theodore
AU - Agatston, Arthur S.
AU - Nasir, Khurram
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Obesity Society.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Objective This study details 6- and 12-month cardio-metabolic outcomes of an intense 12-week workplace lifestyle intervention program, the My Unlimited Potential (MyUP), conducted in a large healthcare organization. Methods This study was conducted among 230 employees of Baptist Health South Florida with high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Employees were considered at high risk and eligible for the study if they had two or more of the following cardio-metabolic risk factors: total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl, systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5%, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2. Results At the end of 12 weeks, there was significant reduction in the mean BMI, SBP and DBP, serum lipids, and HbA1c among persons with diabetes. At 1 year, there was significant decline in the mean BMI, SBP and DBP, HbA1c, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and in the prevalence of poor BP control, BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2, and abnormal HbA1c among all persons and those with diabetes. Conclusions This intensive 12-week lifestyle change program was successful at improving cardio-metabolic risk factors at 1 year. This study provides a template for other workplace programs aimed at improving CVD risk in high-risk employees.
AB - Objective This study details 6- and 12-month cardio-metabolic outcomes of an intense 12-week workplace lifestyle intervention program, the My Unlimited Potential (MyUP), conducted in a large healthcare organization. Methods This study was conducted among 230 employees of Baptist Health South Florida with high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Employees were considered at high risk and eligible for the study if they had two or more of the following cardio-metabolic risk factors: total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl, systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5%, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2. Results At the end of 12 weeks, there was significant reduction in the mean BMI, SBP and DBP, serum lipids, and HbA1c among persons with diabetes. At 1 year, there was significant decline in the mean BMI, SBP and DBP, HbA1c, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and in the prevalence of poor BP control, BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2, and abnormal HbA1c among all persons and those with diabetes. Conclusions This intensive 12-week lifestyle change program was successful at improving cardio-metabolic risk factors at 1 year. This study provides a template for other workplace programs aimed at improving CVD risk in high-risk employees.
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U2 - 10.1002/oby.21324
DO - 10.1002/oby.21324
M3 - Article
C2 - 26637983
AN - SCOPUS:84951045665
SN - 1930-7381
VL - 24
SP - 71
EP - 78
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
IS - 1
ER -