Central adiposity and subclinical cardiovascular disease in police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Baughman, Penelope ; Burchfiel CM ; Dorn JM ; Fekedulegn D ; Joseph PN ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Given the associations between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD), we evaluated a related but less well-established association between waist circumference and brachial artery reactivity (BAR), a functional measurement of subclinical CVD, where lower levels indicate dysfunction. Regression models examined trends in mean BAR across waist circumference tertiles in police officers, a high-stress occupational group with increased risk for CVD. Mean BAR decreased across increasing waist tertiles among men, but not women, and this association was stronger among officers who consumed more alcohol. Larger waist circumference may be associated with lower BAR, providing an opportunity for intervention prior to disease development. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adipose Tissue BCOPS Body Weight Cardiovascular Disease Law Enforcement Workers Obesity Police Officers Stress
• ISSN:
  2090-9446
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Illinois ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; 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:
  2013
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042812
• Citation:
  ISRN Obesity 2013 Jan; 2013:895687
• Email:
  pbaughman@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  International Scholarly Research Network Obesity
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d03a4228777f19dc2e82b8acf8c7cc9dac33c6539b9a7b29a80c6c3e0f0a9fccc877329423a78ca769863b8af659ed72de3b4c8250127e1a7274f321f4c431ac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194915/cdc_194915_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.54 MB ]