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Workplace Health Promotion: Assessing the Cardiopulmonary Risks of the Construction Workforce in Hong Kong

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  • Sze Pui Pamela Tin
  • Wendy W T Lam
  • Sungwon Yoon
  • Na Zhang
  • Nan Xia
  • Weiwei Zhang
  • Ke Ma
  • Richard Fielding

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Objective: Health needs of different employee subgroups within an industry can differ. We report the results of a workplace cardiopulmonary risk assessment targeting workers and support staff in the construction industry. Methods: A free worksite-based cardiopulmonary risk assessment for 1,903 workers on infrastructural contracts across Hong Kong was initiated in May 2014. Cardiopulmonary risk screening was performed in 60-minute blocks for approximately 30 workers/block with individualized feedback and lifestyle counseling. Risk profiles stratified by occupational roles are differentiated using the χ2-test for categorical and Student’s t-test for continuous variables. Results: Most construction workers and clerks/professionals were male (83.2% and 71.2%, respectively) and Chinese (78.7% and 90.9%, respectively). Construction workers were older (mean: 44.9 years, SD 11.5) and less well-educated (6.1% received tertiary education) than clerks/professionals (35.0 years, 10.7; 72.6% received tertiary education), but more likely to be hypertensive (22.6% vs. 15.4%, p

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  • Sze Pui Pamela Tin & Wendy W T Lam & Sungwon Yoon & Na Zhang & Nan Xia & Weiwei Zhang & Ke Ma & Richard Fielding, 2016. "Workplace Health Promotion: Assessing the Cardiopulmonary Risks of the Construction Workforce in Hong Kong," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0146286
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146286
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    1. Joanne Wai-Yee Chung & Bonny Yee-Man Wong & Vincent Chun-Man Yan & Louisa Ming-Yan Chung & Henry Chi-Fuk So & Albert Chan, 2018. "Cardiovascular Health of Construction Workers in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-20, June.

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