The association between body mass index and gastroesophageal reflux disease in the World Trade Center Health Program general responder cohort

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• Personal Author:
  Dasaro CR ; Harrison D ; Icitovic N ; Jiang J ; Kaplan JR ; Lucchini RG ; Luft BJ ; Moline JM ; Onyebeke LC ; Pendem L ; Shapiro M ; Teitelbaum SL ; Todd AC ; Udasin IG ; Wallenstein S
• Description:
  Background: There is increasing concern about the obesity epidemic in the United States. Obesity is a potential risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This analysis examined whether body mass index (BMI) was associated with physician-diagnosed GERD in World Trade Center (WTC) general responders. Methods: 19,819 WTC general responders were included in the study. Cox proportional hazards regressionmodels were used to compare time toGERDdiagnosis among three BMI groups (normal (<25 kg/m2), overweight (>25 and <30 kg/m2), and obese (>30 kg/m2)). Results: Among the responders, 43% were overweight and 42% were obese. The hazard ratio for normal versus overweight was 0.81 (95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.75-0.88); normal versus obese 0.71 (95%CI, 0.66, 0.77); and overweight versus obese 0.88 (95%CI, 0.83-0.92). Conclusion: GERD diagnoses rates were higher in overweight and obese WTC responders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Men Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Women
• Keywords:
  9/11 Author Keywords: BMI BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD Humans Obesity World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048586
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Sep; 59(9):761-766
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan L. Teitelbaum, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1057, New York 10029
• Email:
  susan.teitelbaum@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York Stony Brook
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040715
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4164dc00312d74820e7afa6ea92c19a24c5480f6f7a9dfacb734341f069d358178a58c43b078faceb9da0378d2e1e3aefd70405f4cddbb955def589b0dbde764
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203308/cdc_203308_DS1.pdf
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