Milwaukee Police Department Retirees: Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Morbidity Among Aging Law Enforcement Officers

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• Personal Author:
  Downing NR ; Franke WD ; Ramey SL
• Description:
  This study explored the self-reported prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and accompanying risk factors among 165 male retirees 43 years and older (M = 56.2, SD = 7.1) from the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) compared to 671 individuals of similar age and income who responded to the 2005 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). CVD and other risk factors were more prevalent in the MPD retirees than the general population (CVD 15.2% vs. 9.5%, P = .036; hypertension 51.5% vs. 36.2%, P = .001; hypercholesterolemia 62.4% vs. 44.4%, P = .001; overweight and obesity 85.1% vs. 74.7%, P = .005). In addition, other factors associated with CVD prevalence included working in law enforcement (odds ratio = 1.70; 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 2.79). Results suggest an association between employment in law enforcement and an increase in CVD morbidity. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Age Factors
  • Aging
  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Health Personnel
  • Law Enforcement
  • Men
  • Morbidity
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • LEO
  • Police officers
  • Men
  • Age factors
  • Age groups
  • Obesity
  • Body Mass Index
  • BMI
  • Body weight
  More +
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  448-453
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062667
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2009 Nov; 57(11):448-453
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Ramey, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Email:
  sandra-ramey@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20290630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225865/cdc_225865_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.42 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a0f2ab3a0bbdd6ac386bb35f3019de40d9a26688882e22966215e87e397bdd11c1e8a3b6456a340b7241db4f8a4700d0c83fc92fcd211952a4972b2bce202ad4