A Mediterranean Lifestyle Is Associated With Lower Hypertension Prevalence and Better Aerobic Capacity Among New England Firefighter Recruits.
J Occup Environ Med
; 62(7): 466-471, 2020 07.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32730021
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Examine the association between healthy Mediterranean lifestyle practices and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among New England firefighter recruits.METHODS:
A MEDI-Lifestyle score was used to measure adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle (not smoking, increased physical activity, high adherence to Mediterranean diet, non-obese body mass index, decreased screen time, adequate nightly sleep, and napping) among the recruits. MEDI-Lifestyle scores were cross-sectionally analyzed with blood pressure, aerobic capacity, and other CVD risk factors.RESULTS:
Among 92 recruits, high adherence to MEDI-Lifestyle was significantly associated with a decreased risk of prevalent hypertension (odds ratio [OR]â=â0.14 [0.03-0.71]) and a greater probability of high aerobic capacity (ORâ=â5.80 [1.05-32.05]) as compared with low adherence in age- and sex-adjusted analyses.CONCLUSIONS:
Increased adherence to MEDI-Lifestyle is associated with a better CVD risk profile in firefighter recruits.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oxygen Consumption
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Firefighters
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Healthy Lifestyle
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article