Wildland Firefighter Work History and Clinical Indicators of Cardiovascular Health

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• Personal Author:
  Hasan MZ ; McCray LK ; Navarro DuBose K ; Noonan CW ; Semmens EO
• Description:
  Objective: To determine the association between the occupational history as a wildland firefighter (WFF) and clinical indicators of cardiovascular health. Methods: Among 2862 WFFs, we evaluated associations between the number of total days assigned on fire and high-risk categories of three clinically measured cardiovascular indicators. Results: Almost one-third (32%) of WFFs had one or more clinical measures that would place them in high-risk categories for body mass index, blood pressure, and total cholesterol. WFF work history was associated with some of these measures: odds ratio (and 95% confidence interval) for highest versus lowest tertile of days on fire were 1.4 (1.2, 1.8) and 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) for high-risk categories of body mass index and cholesterol, respectively. Conclusion: More frequent screening and targeted health promotion programs for WFFs are warranted to increase awareness of cardiovascular risk and prevention strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular System Firefighters Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cholesterol Blood Pressure BMI Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Health Fire Fighters Occupational History WFFs Wildland Firefighters Wildland Fires
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; Montana ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069863
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Sep; 66(9):e418-e422
• Contact Point Address:
  Curtis W. Noonan, PhD, Center for Population Health Research, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
• Email:
  curtis.noonan@umontana.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Montana, Missoula
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20180901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20200831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57739bbce84b06224bcdbd1381335bc70f2f57ee4a44495d41ef399f7ae2f0f886e87d045ec7e36300a7edf28f35f994ea6429d9fae3345f80446980aacb2596
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208203/cdc_208203_DS1.pdf
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