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Flight Hours, Habit of Eating Sweet Foods and the Risk of Hyperglycemia in Civilian Pilots in Indonesia

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Hyperglycemia can lead to long-term complications such as cardiovascular disease that might interfere the performance of civilian pilot. This study aimed to identify the factors that contribute to the risk of hyperglycemia.


The subjects of this cross-sectional study consisted of purposively selected male civilian pilots who underwent periodic medical check-up at the Aviation Medical Center in Jakarta on May 28 to June 9, 2013. Data on demographic, eating habits, and employment were collected through interviews. Data on fasting blood glucose levels was taken from the Center’s laboratory report. Hyperglycemia was defined as fasting blood glucose levels of 100-125 mg/dl, while fasting blood glucose levels of 70-99 mg/dl was normal.

Results during the 10 days of data collection there were 612 pilots, with 225 pilots willing to participate in this study. This study reveals 31.2% civilian pilots had hyperglycemia. Average flight hours per year and habit of eating sweets every day were dominant factors related to the risk of hyperglycemia. Those who had 1051 to 1130 hours than 25 to 1050 hours flight hours per year had almost 85% increase risk to be hyperglycemic [adjusted relative risk (RRa) = 1.85; P = 0.003]. Furthermore, those with the habit of eating sweet food everyday compared to 0 to 4 times per week had a 2-fold increased risk to be hyperglycemic (RRa = 2.09; P = 0.002).

Average flight hours of 1051 to 1130 hours per year and the habit of eating sweet foods every day increased the risk of hyperglycemia.

Key words: hyperglycemia, flight hours, eating habits, civilian pilot, Indonesia

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Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 5 (1) : 12-16

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Jakarta : Sekretariat Balitbangkes., 2014

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5p

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2087-7021

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feeding behavior
eating
Hyperglycemia

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