Association Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Retinal Microvascular Diameters Among Police Officers

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Gu, Ja K. ; Charles, Luenda E. ; Allison, Penelope ; Violanti, John M. ; Andrew, Michael E.
• Description:
  Objectives: We examined associations of the metabolic syndrome severity score (MSSS) and the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) components with central retinal arteriolar equivalent (CRAE) and central retinal venular equivalent (CRVE). Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional study were 253 officers from the Buffalo Cardio Metabolic Occupational Police Stress study (2011-2014). The MSSS is a z-score that represents the severity of MetSyn and was estimated using a sex-race-specific equation and the five MetSyn components. Associations of MSSS and the MetSyn with CRAE/CRVE were obtained using linear regression models or Analysis of Covariance. Results: For every 1-standard deviation of MSSS, CRAE decreased by 2.3 µm (SE=1.2, p=0.0262) and CRVE increased by 3.4 µm (SE=1.6, p=0.0308) after adjusting for confounders. Conclusions: Officers with higher MSSS had narrower (i.e., worse) arteriolar diameters and wider (i.e., worse) venular diameters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Cross-Sectional Studies Energy Metabolism Eye Law Enforcement Metabolic Syndrome Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome; Retinal Microvascular; CRAE; CRVE; Police Officers Metabolism; Retinal Disorders; Police Officers; Obesity; Hypertension; Heart Attacks; Job Stress;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Sep; 64(9):748-753
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Pubmed ID:
  35732034
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10278538
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH009640/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065453
• Contact Point Address:
  Ja K. Gu, MSPH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HELD/BB, MS L-4050, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888, USA
• Email:
  JGu@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:23d2c99d331fe61b756352e6726215a8c21e5be4bccb9f1e9cb97e284f036dba33a16d01f53e896ba8732d4d8fa54183cefe38b8bda2193693b22a35c29bb553
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