The Association Between Body Mass Index and Anxious Arousal, Depressive, and Insomnia Symptoms Among World Trade Center Responders

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• Personal Author:
  Garey L ; Kauffman BY ; Kotov R ; Luft BJ ; Ruggero CJ ; Zvolensky MJ
• Description:
  Elevations in body mass index (BMI) among World Trade Center (WTC) responders may be associated with poor mental health outcomes. The current study examined the association of BMI with anxious arousal, depressive, and insomnia symptoms among this group. Participants were 412 WTC responders (89.4% male, Mage = 55.3 years, SD = 8.66) who completed health monitoring assessments (self-report and objective) as part of the Long Island site of the WTC Health Program (LI-WTC-HP). Results suggested BMI was statistically significant only in relation to anxious arousal (sr2 = .02, p = .008), after accounting for age and sex. The current study suggests that weight management programs may aid in promoting additional benefits for WTC responders by reducing anxious arousal symptoms as a function of reduced BMI. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Emergency Responders Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: World Trade Center BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight First Responders Mental Health Sleep Disorders World Trade Center WTC
• ISSN:
  2572-1836
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067151
• Citation:
  Health Behav Res 2022 Feb; 5(1):3
• Email:
  bkauffma@central.uh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York - Stony Brook
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Behavior Research
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:25566680c08ff53ea0d642439b07dfb9e920697557ec6f3977c32d9d46b757b8f93873eaca31507ba2d05db32a4fd20ce3602be32df9f2dab4b6d4641e647876
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231041/cdc_231041_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 394.74 KB ]