Wildland firefighter work history and clinical indicators of cardiovascular health

Hasan, Md. Zahid; Semmens, Erin O.; DuBose, Kathleen Navarro; McCray, L. Kaili; Noonan, Curtis W.

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003172

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Wildland firefighter work history and clinical indicators of cardiovascular health

9-01-
By Hasan, Md. Zahid ; Semmens, Erin O. ; DuBose, Kathleen Navarro ; ...
Source: J Occup Environ Med. 66(9):e418-e422

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J Occup Environ Med
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Hasan, Md. Zahid ; Semmens, Erin O. ; DuBose, Kathleen Navarro ; McCray, L. Kaili ; Noonan, Curtis W.

Hasan, Md. Zahid ; Semmens, Erin O. ; DuBose, Kathleen Navarro ; McCray, L. Kaili ; Noonan, Curtis W. Less -
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Objective:

To determine the association between the occupational history as a wildland firefighter (WFF) and clinical indicators of cardiovascular health.

Methods:

Among 2,862 WFFs we evaluated associations between the number of total days assigned on fire and high-risk categories of three clinically measured cardiovascular indicators.

Results:

Almost one-third (32%) of WFFs had one or more clinical measures that would place them in high-risk categories for BMI, blood pressure, and total cholesterol. WFF work history was associated with some of these measures: odds ratio (and 95% confidence interval) for highest versus lowest tertile of days on fire were 1.4 (1.2, 1.8) and 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) for high-risk categories of BMI and cholesterol, respectively.

Conclusion:

More frequent screening and targeted health promotion programs for WFFs are warranted to increase awareness of cardiovascular risk and prevention strategies.
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Adult Blood Pressure Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Diseases Cholesterol Female Firefighters Heart Disease Risk Factors Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Exposure Risk Factors Wildfires
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Blood Pressure Body Mass Index (BMI) Cholesterol Occupational History Wildland Firefighters (WFFs)
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J Occup Environ Med. 66(9):e418-e422
Pubmed ID:

38955802
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PMC11371509
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Journal Article
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P20 GM130418/GM/NIGMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 OH011385/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/

P20 GM130418/GM/NIGMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 OH011385/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ Less -
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66
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9
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