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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000806
Personal Author:
Ronna, Brenden B. ; Thiese, Matthew S. ; Ott, Ulrike ; Effiong, Atim ; Murtaugh, Maureen ; ... More +
Ronna, Brenden B. ; Thiese, Matthew S. ; Ott, Ulrike ; Effiong, Atim ; Murtaugh, Maureen ; Kapellusch, Jay ; Garg, Arun ; Hegmann, Kurt Less -
Description:
Objective

This study assesses relationships between the Framingham Cardiovascular Disease Risk (CVD risk) Score and prevalence of US Department of Transportation (DOT)-reportable crashes in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, after controlling for potential confounders.

Methods

Data were analyzed from CMV drivers (N=797) in a large cross-sectional study. CVD risk was calculated for each driver. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) between CVD risk and DOT-reportable crashes were calculated.

Results

Drivers in the two highest CVD risk groups had significantly higher likelihood of crash (OR=2.08, 95% CI=1.20-3.63 and OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.05-3.77, respectively) after adjusting for confounders. There was a significant trend of increasing prevalence of crashes with an increasing CVD risk score (p=0.0298).

Conclusion

Drivers with high CVD risk had a higher likelihood of a crash after controlling for confounders.


Subject:
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Crashes
Truck Drivers

Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 58(8):828-832.
Pubmed ID:
27414010
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4980233
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 OH009155/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T42 OH008414/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
R01 OH009155/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T42 OH008414/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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