Epidemiological Investigation on Overweight/Obesity of Railway Employees in a Certain Area in 2023
Understand the prevalence of overweight/obesity among railway employees in a certain area in 2023 to provide scientific basis for taking prevention and control measures.From May to October 2023,health tests were conducted on 11 307 railway employees in the area.The results showed that the overweight and obesity rates were 32.97%and 14.59%respectively.The overweight and obesity rates of male employees were higher than that of female employees.Overweight and obesity rates tend to decrease with age.There are differences in overweight and obesity rates among different types of work,with locomotive crews having the highest rates and track division workers having the lowest rates.The situation of overweight and obesity among railway employees in the area is not optimistic,and targeted prevention and control measures need to be taken to protect the health of employees.