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Overweight and Obesity Among School Bus Drivers in Rural Arkansas
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 16 — May 16, 2019
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Associations between obesity and dietary, weight-loss, and physical-activity behaviors and beliefs among school bus drivers (N = 45) in 4 Arkansas garages, June and July, 2017. Data are significant at P < .05.
| Behavior | No | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Believe that eating fewer calories is important for health | 28.6 | 80.6 |
| Regularly dieted in past year | 54.5 | 91.7 |
| Currently trying to lose weight | 20 | 77.1 |
| Reduced amount of food eaten to lose weight | 33.3 | 85.2 |
| Increased fruit and vegetable intake to lose weight | 47.2 | 79.2 |
| Met physical activity recommendations | 75.9 | 42.9 |
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