Wildland firefighter work history and clinical indicators of cardiovascular health

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Hasan, Md. Zahid ; Semmens, Erin O. ; DuBose, Kathleen Navarro ; McCray, L. Kaili ; Noonan, Curtis W.
• Description:
  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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  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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• Keywords:
  Blood Pressure Body Mass Index (BMI) Cholesterol Occupational History Wildland Firefighters (WFFs)
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 66(9):e418-e422
• Pubmed ID:
  38955802
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11371509
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P20 GM130418/GM/NIGMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 OH011385/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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