Antioxidants and pulmonary function among police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Joseph PN ; Mnatsakanova A ; Ochs Balcom HM ; Schunemann HJ ; Tinney Zara C ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE:To examine associations of dietary antioxidant intake and pulmonary function. METHODS: Antioxidant data (vitamins A, C, D, E, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids) were abstracted from food frequency questionnaires. Pulmonary function was measured using American Thoracic Society criteria. We used analysis of variance to investigate associations. RESULTS: Among 79 police officers (57% male), forced vital capacity was positively and significantly associated with vitamin A after adjustment for age, gender, height, race, smoking status, and pack-years of smoking, and with magnesium after adjustment for those risk factors plus total calories, all supplement use, and abdominal height. Among current/former smokers only, mean levels of all pulmonary function measures were significantly associated with vitamin E; smoking status significantly modified these relationships. CONCLUSIONS: Increased intake of vitamin A, vitamin E (among current/former smokers only), and magnesium was associated with better pulmonary function. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antioxidants Law Enforcement Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Smokers
• Keywords:
  BCOPS Dietary Effects Police Officers Pulmonary Function Smoking
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• 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
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037886
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Nov; 52(11):1124-1131
• Contact Point Address:
  Luenda E. Charles, PhD, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HELD/BEB, MailStop L-4050, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  lcharles@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research ; Services: Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67e595da3a6bd4dd540a84dbce9300ed22fc0f895e3f5f22ea65684402f583d57cd6872d0c6f01f603476be5f7071e0debd19285cb83dd24aac9b3f802482372
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191809/cdc_191809_DS1.pdf
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