Prevalence of Adverse Health Behaviors and Conditions Among Maritime Workers, BRFSS 2014-2018, 38 states

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• Journal Article:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Evoy, Richard ; Case, Samantha
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  To analyze health behaviors and conditions among maritime workers using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
  
  Methods:
  
  BRFSS data from 2014–2018 were used to calculate weighted prevalence estimates and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for 10 health behaviors and conditions. Logistic regression was used to compare aPRs between maritime workers and all other U.S. workers.
  
  Results:
  
  Compared to other workers, maritime workers had higher weighted prevalence estimates for six of ten health behaviors and conditions: binge drinking, smoking, obese/overweight, diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Maritime workers had significantly higher aPRs for binge drinking (aPR=1.28) and smoking cigarettes (aPR=1.39) compared to all other U.S. workers.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  This study uses BRFSS data to estimate the prevalence of adverse health conditions across maritime industries. This study can serve as the foundation for additional follow-on research.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Binge Drinking Chronic Disease Health Behavior Humans Prevalence
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 64(4):350-355
• Pubmed ID:
  34759196
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9038606
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e97832f83de457c25416d7bfdf458f1cd8d347b1a4c76d3a70ec2f6c1239aab1d1ac129e1ffccb9b7c56c05a8ea011165c1812162d3cec5357ca5f29dbcfbdd7
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