Associations Between Adiposity Measures and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Among Police Officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Charles LE ; Gu JK ; Jenkins E ; Ma CC ; Millen AE ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Objective: Studies show that serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), a biomarker for vitamin D status, are lower in persons with higher adiposity levels and that police officers have been found to have a high prevalence of obesity. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between several adiposity measures and 25(OH)D, and also compare those measures to determine the best one that predicts insufficiency of 25(OH)D (<20 ng/mL) among police officers in the Northeast area of the United States. Methods: Participants were 281 police officers (71.5% men) from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress Study (2011-2016). Associations of body mass index (BMI), abdominal height (AbHt), waist circumference (WC), WC-to-height ratio (WCHtR), percent body fat (PBF), and fat mass index (FMI) with 25(OH)D were obtained using multiple regression models after adjustment for age, race/ethnicity, season, multivitamin supplement use, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive ability of each adiposity measure to identify insufficient 25(OH)D concentrations. Results: The prevalence of obesity (BMI >/= 30) was 50.7% in men and 21.3% in women. Mean levels of 25(OH)D were 32.4 ng/mL in men and 34.4 ng/mL in women. After adjustment for covariates, PBF and FMI among men were inversely associated with 25(OH)D: PBF (beta +/- SE = -2.40 +/- 1.01, P = .018); FMI (-2.21+/- 0.93, .018). Among women, no adiposity measure was associated with 25(OH)D. PBF was the best predictor of insufficient 25(OH)D concentrations regardless of gender (AUC = 0.878). Conclusion: Adiposity measures were inversely associated with 25(OH)D, but differed between female and male officers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biological Factors Biological Monitoring Biological Systems BMI Body Mass Index Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Workers Physiological Effects Physiological Factors Physiological Response Police Officers Vitamins Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  1042-0533
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057355
• Citation:
  Am J Hum Biol 2019 Sep/Oct; 31(5):e23274
• Contact Point Address:
  Ja K. Gu, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HELD/BB, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS L-4050, 1095 Willowdale Road., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  gum4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Human Biology
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d9d069e35d558bf661036ee82f4966cac158fe412582f70e7df2f62ddcd35b4f51ebfcbbf4405832c1b4b5e0b2aee8e6d3fb113717d62bbfcfaf4a51ddaf2cd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214738/cdc_214738_DS1.pdf
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