The association between cardiovascular disease risk factors and motor vehicle crashes among professional truck drivers

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• Personal Author:
  Effiong A ; Garg, Arun ; Hegmann K ; Kapellusch J ; Murtaugh M ; Ott U ; Ronna BB ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  Objective: This study assesses relationships between the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk (CVD risk) score and prevalence of US Department of Transportation (DOT)-reportable crashes in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, after controlling for potential confounders. Methods: Data were analyzed from CMV drivers (N=797) in a large crosssectional study. CVD risk was calculated for each driver. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) between CVD risk and DOT-reportable crashes were calculated. Results: Drivers in the two highest CVD risk groups had significantly higher likelihood of crash (OR=2.08, 95% CI=1.20 to 3.63 and OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.05 to 3.77, respectively) after adjusting for confounders. There was a significant trend of increasing prevalence of crashes with an increasing CVD risk score (P=0.0298). Conclusion: Drivers with a high CVD risk had a higher likelihood of a crash after controlling for confounders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular System Disease Heart Heart Disease Injuries Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Motor Vehicles Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Trucking

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048458
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Aug; 58(8):828-832
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew S. Thiese, PhD, MSPH, 391 Chipeta Way, Suites B & C, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
• Email:
  Matt.Thiese@hsc.utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1151ee9584ae04f10d06391c410974e970f8d01b85f1dc9d19936f6c5ad3eca4e281358202192b83391499671f342932f90a0aa0e00fd53c3d1baa6447be98b5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203209/cdc_203209_DS1.pdf
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