Metabolic syndrome and sleep duration in police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; McCanlies EC ; Slaven, James E. ; Smith LM ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Objectives: To examine associations for sleep quality and quantity with metabolic syndrome (MS) and its five components in police officers. Patients or Participants: The study population consisted of 98 randomly selected officers (39 women and 59 men) for whom MS and sleep data were available. Methods: Sleep duration (categorized as short < 6 hours, long > 6 hours) for the past week and quality of sleep were collected by interviewer-administered questionnaires. MS was assessed using standard criteria. Generalized linear models were used to assess associations between sleep duration or sleep quality and MS, and the mean number of MS components. Results: Metabolic syndrome was present in 22.0% and 2.6% of the male and female officers, respectively. Women with short sleep had a significantly higher mean number of MS components (mean = 1.43) than those with longer sleep (mean = 0.81, p = 0.0316). Officers who stopped breathing during the night had more MS components (mean = 2.43) compared to those who did not (mean = 1.13, p = 0.0206). Conclusions: Sleep duration and quality were associated with the mean number of MS components, particularly in women. Future research should examine these associations prospectively, in a larger cohort, exploring possible gender differences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Short Sleep BCOPS Law Enforcement Workers Metabolic Disorders Occupation Physiological Effects Police Officers Psychological Effects Questionnaires Sleep Deprivation Sleep Quality

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• ISSN:
  1051-9815
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  133-139
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041684
• Citation:
  Work 2012 Oct; 43(2):133-139
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin C. McCanlies, Ph.D., NIOSH, MS: 4050, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  EIM4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Work
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:717067bfab8bf0e0d9d452a225c70303550e0d6b2e816ebde88a25f570ebaa3c6dc18c77d8ba4f65670da63a28b007bbc438ba79b45fdb9ddd6d4bd0aacba1b4
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194177/cdc_194177_DS1.pdf
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