Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
Département d'anatomie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
Occup Med (Lond). 2018 Aug 11;68(6):412-414. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqy074.
Female firefighters are in the minority in the Québec firefighter population and worldwide. To our knowledge, no study has focused on cardiovascular risk factors in female firefighters, and further research in this area is needed to evaluate and reduce the risk of on-duty sudden cardiac death.
To evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in female firefighters in Québec.
A cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire to evaluate lifestyle and CVD risk factors and symptoms.
Forty-one female firefighters (age: 38.2 ± 9.9 years) participated in this study, representing ~7% of all female Québec firefighters. The prevalence of obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2), hypertension, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, smoking and physical inactivity was 12% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4-26%), 5% (95% CI 0.6-19%), 5% (95% CI 0.6-19%), 3% (95% CI 0.1-14%), 14% (95% CI 5-29%) and 62% (95% CI 5-7%), respectively. Among survey participants, 76% (59-88%) had moderate to high CVD risk according to the 2013 American College of Sports Medicine guidelines. Eighty-two per cent of participants did not meet the National Fire Protection Association's required cardiorespiratory fitness standard of 12 metabolic equivalents.
A high proportion of female firefighters in this study were at moderate to high risk of CVD. These findings suggest that they would benefit from healthy lifestyle initiatives.
在魁北克消防员群体乃至全球范围内，女性消防员都属于少数群体。据我们所知，目前尚无研究聚焦于女性消防员的心血管危险因素，因此需要进一步研究这一领域，以评估和降低在职期间突发心源性死亡的风险。
评估魁北克女性消防员的心血管疾病（CVD）危险因素流行情况。
采用横断面研究，通过在线问卷评估生活方式和 CVD 危险因素及症状。
本研究共纳入 41 名女性消防员（年龄：38.2 ± 9.9 岁），占所有魁北克女性消防员的 7%左右。肥胖（体重指数≥30 kg/m2）、高血压、血脂异常、2 型糖尿病、吸烟和身体活动不足的患病率分别为 12%（95%置信区间 [CI]：4-26%）、5%（95% CI：0.6-19%）、5%（95% CI：0.6-19%）、3%（95% CI：0.1-14%）、14%（95% CI：5-29%）和 62%（95% CI：5-7%）。根据 2013 年美国运动医学学会指南，调查参与者中有 76%（59-88%）的人存在中高度 CVD 风险。82%的参与者未达到美国国家消防协会规定的 12 代谢当量的心肺适能标准。
本研究中，相当一部分女性消防员存在中高度 CVD 风险。这些发现表明，她们将受益于健康的生活方式倡议。
