Is Job-Related Stress the Link Between Cardiovascular Disease and the Law Enforcement Profession

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• Personal Author:
  Ekkekakis P ; Franke WD ; Kohut ML ; Ramey SP ; Russell DW ; Yoo HL
• Description:
  Objective: To determine whether job-related stress is associated with alterations in pro- and anti-atherogenic inflammatory mediators among law enforcement officers. Methods: Markers of vascular inflammation and the self-reported stress measures of perceived stress, vital exhaustion, job strain, effort-reward imbalance, and social support were compared between officers (N = 444) and non-officers (N = 166). Results: Officers had higher levels of IL-1[beta], IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-[alpha] and lower levels of C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. No more than 4% of the variability in any of the inflammatory mediators was explained by any stress measure for either the two groups or the entire sample. Conclusions: Law enforcement officers may be at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease due to a relatively greater pro-inflammatory vascular environment. However, this increased risk cannot be attributed to either chronic stress or the work-related stress measures assessed here. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Chronic Disease Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Biological-function Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Chronic-inflammation Job-stress Law-enforcement-workers Psychological-effects Psychological-responses Psychological-stress
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037329
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 May; 52(5):561-565
• Contact Point Address:
  Warren D. Franke, PhD, 247 Forker Building, Ames, IA 50011
• Email:
  wfranke@iastate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Iowa State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188434/cdc_188434_DS1.pdf
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