Alcohol Intake and Physical Wellbeing Among Commercial Drivers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Alcohol intake was weakly associated with physical wellbeing problems in 200 commercial drivers (r = 0.236, p < 0.001) and higher crude odds of hypertension in 1,707 published cases (OR 1.99).

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Physical wellbeing problems and cardiovascular risk (hypertension) in commercial drivers (n=200). Intervention: Alcohol intake vs. Lower alcohol intake or alcohol nonuse. Primary outcome: Association between alcohol-intake score and physical wellbeing problems score (r = 0.236, p=<0.001).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Higher alcohol intake among commercial drivers is weakly associated with increased physical wellbeing problems and elevated crude odds of hypertension. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Q: What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the association between alcohol intake and physical wellbeing among commercial drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria, and compare survey findings with independently re-analysed cardiovascular data.

ADEGBOLA Peace Mokunfayo; Ebenezer Bayode Agboola; Precious Ayomiposi Olarewaju; BOLUWADE Boluwaji Ibironke; Afolakemi Esther LINUS; AGBOOLA Grace Adeola

doi:10.64450/njsh.v4i2.009

October 13, 2026Open Access

Alcohol Intake and Physical Wellbeing Among Commercial Drivers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

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Key result

Alcohol intake in commercial drivers is weakly linked to worse physical wellbeing and ~99% higher hypertension odds.

r = 0.236
P<0.001
n=200

Why the study?

Alcohol use and cardiovascular risk among commercial drivers in Ibadan required closer study, motivating an examination of the association between alcohol intake and physical wellbeing alongside independently re-analysed published cardiovascular counts.

Is alcohol intake associated with poorer physical wellbeing and hypertension among commercial drivers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria?

Key Points

To examine the association between alcohol intake and physical wellbeing among commercial drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria, and compare survey findings with independently re-analysed cardiovascular data.
Cross-sectional survey of 200 commercial drivers in selected motor parks assessing the correlation between alcohol intake and physical wellbeing problem scores.
Re-analysis of published Ibadan counts comparing alcohol use with hypertension classifications across 1,707 complete cases.
In the 200-driver survey, higher alcohol-intake scores showed a weak positive association with physical wellbeing problem scores, r(198) = .236, p < .001.
In the independent sample of 1,707 cases, hypertension occurred in 134/760 alcohol users (17.6%) versus 92/947 nonusers (9.7%), yielding a crude odds ratio of 1.99 (95% CI [1.50, 2.64]).

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=200)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

Is alcohol intake associated with poorer physical wellbeing and hypertension among commercial drivers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria?

P

Population

200 commercial drivers surveyed across selected motor parks in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria, alongside a separate secondary reanalysis of 1,707 published Ibadan commercial driver records.

E

Exposure

Self-reported alcohol intake (excessive alcohol intake measured via structured questionnaire in the 200-driver survey; reported alcohol use in the 1,707-driver published dataset).

C

Comparator

Nonusers of alcohol (n=947 in the published dataset reanalysis; no separate comparator arm in the 200-driver correlational survey).

O

Outcome

Self-reported physical/biological wellbeing problems (sleep-related recovery, fatigue, bodily functioning, and health problems) measured by structured questionnaire at one time point.patient reported

Main Result

Effect estimate: r = 0.236

p-value: p=<0.001

Self-reported alcohol intake among commercial drivers in Ibadan is weakly associated with poorer physical wellbeing and nearly double the crude odds of hypertension, supporting the integration of confidential alcohol and cardiovascular screening into occupational health programs.

Limitations

Original dataset, questionnaire item wording, and instrument codebook were unavailable for verification
Demographic data, response rates, sampling frames, and internal consistency reliability were not reported
Purposive selection of motor parks limits generalizability to the wider driver population
Self-reported exposure and outcome measures collected at a single cross-sectional time point
Unadjusted analyses with inability to control for confounders such as age, smoking, working hours, diet, and sleep
Original dataset, item-level observations, and instrument codebook were unavailable for verification or recalculation
Missing demographic frequencies, response rates, sampling frame, and reliability coefficients for the 200-driver survey
Purposive selection of motor parks and unverified within-park random selection limit generalizability
Self-reported exposure and outcomes at a single time point
Cross-sectional design without covariate adjustment for confounders (e.g., age, smoking, working hours, diet, sleep)

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Implication

Cross-sectional alcohol-hypertension links in drivers warrant cautious interpretation; leaves open prospective confirmation before any screening changes.

Abstract

Alcohol use and cardiovascular risk among commercial drivers require closer study in Ibadan. The objective of the study is to examine the association between alcohol intake and physical wellbeing in an original driver survey and compare it with independently re-analysed published cardiovascular counts. The study employed a cross-sectional survey of 200 drivers in selected motor parks supplied a Pearson correlation between questionnaire measures; only its aggregate statistical output was available for this manuscript. Separately, published Ibadan alcohol-by-hypertension counts were reconstructed for 1,707 complete cases. Results: In the 200-driver survey, higher alcohol-intake scores were weakly associated with higher scores for physical wellbeing problems, r(198) = .236, p < .001. In the independent published sample, hypertension classifications occurred in 134/760 alcohol users (17.6%) and 92/947 nonusers (9.7%); the crude odds ratio was 1.99 (95% CI [1.50, 2.64]). The two samples cannot be pooled. Conclusion: These findings support confidential alcohol assessment and cardiovascular screening, while questionnaire validity, missing demographic data, sampling limits and cross-sectional confounding restrict causal and population claims.

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Mokunfayo et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Physical wellbeing problems and cardiovascular risk (hypertension) in commercial drivers (n=200). Alcohol intake vs. Lower alcohol intake or alcohol nonuse was evaluated on Association between alcohol-intake score and physical wellbeing problems score (r = 0.236, p=<0.001). Alcohol intake was weakly associated with physical wellbeing problems in 200 commercial drivers (r = 0.236, p < 0.001) and higher crude odds of hypertension in 1,707 published cases (OR 1.99).

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