Mortality of a police cohort: 1950-2005

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Gu JK ; Vena JE ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Background: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort mortality study on police officers from 1950-2005. Methods: Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) analyses were conducted separately for white male (n=2761), black (n=286), and female (n=259) officers. Results: Mortality from all causes of death combined for white male officers was significantly higher than expected (SMR=1.20; 95% confidence interval (CI) =1.14-1.26). Increased mortality was also seen for all malignant neoplasms combined (SMR=1.32; 1.19-1.46), all benign neoplasms combined (SMR=2.50; 1.08-4.93), and all diseases of the circulatory system combined (SMR=1.11; 1.02-1.19). The elevated mortality for all malignant neoplasms was primarily due to statistically significant excesses in cancers of the esophagus, colon, respiratory system, Hodgkin's disease and leukemia. Black officers had lower than expected mortality from all causes (SMR=0.45; 0.18- 0.92) while female officers had elevated all-cause mortality (SMR=2.17; 1.12-3.79). Conclusions: Findings of increased risk for malignant neoplasms should be replicated and studied in relation to measured risk factors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Epidemiology Law Enforcement Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mortality BCOPS Cancer Cancer Rates Cardiovascular Disease Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Officers Mortality Rates Occupational Health Police Officers
• ISSN:
  2334-2471
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  7-20
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045369
• Citation:
  J Law Enforc Leadersh Ethics 2014 Mar; 1(1):7-20
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Law Enforcement Leadership and Ethics
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:970c7949c1b1e8458731012d5259ddb83a2ea87049b18741a60ee3e0b9f50be72f2fc587762e10df9ffdffe49712379d9206ece706d179690ef628f19c487d1b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200816/cdc_200816_DS1.pdf
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