Health and Human Physiological Sciences Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York (Dr Smith, Graham, Dr Mathias); Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinios (Dr Smith); Public Safety Occupational Health Center, 12099 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virgina (Dr Stewart).
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Jun;62(6):398-402. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001846.
To examine changes in measures of cardiovascular health in male and female firefighters over 5 years.
Anthropometrics and biomarkers of cardiovascular health from two occupational medical exams separated by 5 years (2009 to 2016) were examined from a cohort of US career firefighters in Virginia (males, n = 603; females, n = 69). Changes over time were tested using paired t-tests and McNemar's tests.
At baseline, 29% of males and 10% of females were obese. Body weight and body mass index significantly increased (P < 0.05) in males (2.5 ± 0.2 kg) (0.8 ± 0.1 kg·m) and females (2.5 ± 0.8 kg) (1.0 ± 0.3 kg·m) over the 5-year period. The prevalence of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertensive medication usage, and high blood glucose significantly increased in males over the 5-year period.
While improvements in blood pressure were observed, large percentages of firefighters, particularly males, had cardiovascular disease risk factors that increased over time.
研究男性和女性消防员在 5 年内心血管健康测量指标的变化。
弗吉尼亚州的一个美国职业消防员队列,对两次职业体检(2009 年至 2016 年)相隔 5 年的人体测量和心血管健康生物标志物进行了研究(男性,n=603;女性,n=69)。使用配对 t 检验和 McNemar 检验测试随时间的变化。
在基线时,29%的男性和 10%的女性肥胖。男性体重和体重指数显著增加(P<0.05)(2.5±0.2kg)(0.8±0.1kg·m)和女性(2.5±0.8kg)(1.0±0.3kg·m)在 5 年内。男性在 5 年内肥胖、高胆固醇血症、高血压药物使用和高血糖的患病率显著增加。
尽管血压有所改善,但很大比例的消防员,特别是男性,心血管疾病的危险因素随时间而增加。