Polysomnographic diagnoses among former World Trade Center rescue workers and volunteers

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• Personal Author:
  Aurora RN ; Bienenfeld LA ; de la Hoz RE ; Kramer SJ ; Mallea JM ; Wisnivesky JP
• Description:
  An increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been suggested for World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed workers. The authors reviewed the results from nocturnal polysomnograms (PSGs), to investigate diagnostic differences between WTC-exposed and -unexposed subjects. Six hundred fifty-six nocturnal PSGs performed at our sleep center were reviewed, 272 of them in former WTC workers. Seven diagnostic categories were compared between the 2 groups by bivariate and logistic regression analyses. The WTC group had a significantly higher predominance of the male gender, but slightly lower body mass index (BMI). There was no significant difference in the distribution of PSG diagnoses between the 2 groups in unadjusted (p = .56) or adjusted (p = .49) analyses. The authors did not identify a significant difference in PSG diagnoses between the WTC-exposed and -unexposed subjects. OSA was significantly associated with age, BMI, and gender in this patient population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Delivery Of Health Care Diagnosis Emergency Responders Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Medicine Body Weight Breathing Clinical Diagnosis Emergency Responders Medical Care Medical Monitoring Rescue Workers Respiratory Diseases Respiratory System Disorders Sleep Apnea World Trade Center

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  239-242
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041988
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2012 Oct; 67(4):239-242
• Contact Point Address:
  R.Nisha Aurora, MD, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
• Email:
  raurora2@jhmi.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040715
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20090714
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5fbe4edcdb184b149909b6e622fcc07fd2ca494f5517cf682757e0e4f1c6705b61ca731979ebd265c4e1e1dc78d41f896e71cc458f3320f87385b16a27624497
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194370/cdc_194370_DS1.pdf
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