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265725 Weight loss attempt among U.S. workers with metabolic syndrome Monday, October 29, 2012 Kristopher L. Arheart, EdD , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine - NIOSH Research Group, Miami, FL Stacey L. Tannenbaum, PhD, RD, LD/N , Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Evelyn P. Davila, MPH , Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL John E. Lewis, PhD , Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL Tainya Clarke, MPH, MS , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Manuel Ocasio, BA , Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, PhD, DO, MPH, CPH , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine - NIOSH Research Group, Miami, FL Lora E. Fleming, MD, PhD , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine - OHH Center and NIOSH Research Group, Miami, FL Julie Hollenbeck, MA , OHHC / NIOSH Occupational Research Group, University of Miami, Key Biscayne, FL Diana Kachan, BS , Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Cristina Fernandez, MSEd , Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Noella A. Dietz, PhD , Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Frank C. Bandiera, MPH , Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Kathryn E. McCollister, PhD , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL William G. LeBlanc, PhD , Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine - NIOSH Research Group, Miami, FL Brittny Major, BS , Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL David J. Lee, PhD , Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS), comprised of an abnormal clustering of risk factors places an individual at high risk for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Weight loss can decrease these risks factors, but little is known about weight loss attempts among U.S. workers with MetS. Methods: We pooled data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by occupational groups and MetS status (N=4,443; 22% with MetS), based on having at least three of five criteria (central obesity, high triglycerides and glucose, low HDL-cholesterol, and hypertension) from U.S. National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III. All individuals were asked �Did you try to lose weight in the past year?� Logistic analyses were performed using weighted data appropriate for a multi-stage-complex survey sampling design. Occupational groups were classified as: White-collar, Service, Farm, Blue-collar workers, and unemployed. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Results: Ninety-one percent of workers classified with MetS had attempted weight loss in the past year. Differences in weight loss attempt were found between workers with and without MetS, respectively: 49% vs. 39% (p