Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Occupation Among 16- to 60-Year-Old Males

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• Personal Author:
  Burnett CA ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Merling JW
• Description:
  Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, and the role of occupation continues to generate interest. Using the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance system, proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) analyses were used to examine the association between occupation and ischemic heart disease among 16- to 60-year-old males. We used data from 1982-1992 from 27 states. Separate analyses were conducted for blue-collar and white-collar occupations. Among the blue-collar occupations with the highest PMRs for ischemic heart disease mortality were sheriffs, correctional institution officers, policemen, firefighters, and machine operators. Physicians (blacks only) and clergy (both races) were among the white-collar occupations with the highest PMRs for ischemic heart disease. Although more study is needed, consideration should be made for targeting high-PMR occupations, with improvement in work organization to reduce occupational stress and promotion of healthy lifestyles through cardiovascular disease prevention programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Demography Emergency Responders Firefighters Health Personnel Law Enforcement Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Demographic-characteristics Disease-prevention Diseases Emergency-responders Fire-fighters Heart Heart-rate Mortality-data Mortality-rates National Occupational Mortality Surveillance NOMS Occupational-diseases Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Physicians Police-officers Racial-factors Sex-factors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025598
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 1999 Nov; 41(11):960-966
• Contact Point Address:
  Geoffrey M. Calvert, MD, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, R-21, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8338754f98874c46ad488668f11210c400bdc1cc8b0fa86f8f2bed2c4225ff412573835b8ee9a21bec769ea382e2fa90257c6b14730d9a3671734fc83a38a9e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196889/cdc_196889_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.09 MB ]