Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in Police Officers compared to NCEP III Prevalence Values

Humbarger, Chad D.; Crouse, S F.; Womack, J W.; Green, J S.

doi:10.1249/00005768-200405001-00767

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“…Previous studies in German and US police officers have observed the prevalence of metabolic syndrome to be higher in this occupational group compared to the general population [24, 25]. In the present study, two-fifths of male police force employees had three or more cardiometabolic risk factors.…”

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“…The strengths of the present study are the large-scale collection of 7-day estimated weighted diet records from a young single occupational group who are potentially at higher risk of cardiometabolic disease compared to the general population [24, 25]. The benefit of prospective measurement methods such as diet diaries, compared to food frequency questionnaires is that they do not measure against a predefined food list and allow more detailed dietary intake to be captured within occupational cohorts [42].…”

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A cross-sectional investigation into the occupational and socio-demographic characteristics of British police force employees reporting a dietary pattern associated with cardiometabolic risk: findings from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study

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PurposeThe aims of this study were to (1) determine the association between diet quality using the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score and cardiometabolic risk in a British working population and (2) identify employee characteristics associated with reporting a poorer quality dietary pattern.MethodsBritish police employees enrolled (2007–2012) into the Airwave Health Monitoring Study (n = 5527) were included for sex-specific cross-sectional analyses. Dietary intakes were measured using 7-day food records. DASH score was calculated to determine diet quality. Logistic regression evaluated associations between (1) diet quality and increased cardiometabolic risk (defined as ≥ 3 risk markers: dyslipidaemia, elevated blood pressure, waist circumference, CRP or HbA1c), and (2) poor diet quality (lowest fifth of DASH score distribution) and employee characteristics.ResultsEmployees recording a poor diet quality had greater odds (OR) of increased cardiometabolic risk independent of established risk factors (demographic, lifestyle and occupational) and BMI: men OR 1.50 (95% CI 1.12–2.00), women: OR 1.84 (95% CI 1.19–2.97) compared to the healthiest diet group. Characteristics associated with reporting a poor quality diet were employment in Scotland vs. England: men OR 1.88 (95% CI 1.53–2.32), women: OR 1.49 (95% CI 1.11–2.00), longer working hours (≥ 49 vs. ≤40 h) men: OR 1.53 (95% CI 1.21–1.92) women: OR 1.53 (95% CI 1.12–2.09). For men, job strain (high vs. low) was associated with reporting a poor diet quality OR 1.66 (95% CI 1.30–2.12).ConclusionsThe general population disparities in diet quality between England and Scotland were reflected in British police employees. The association of longer working hours and job strain with diet quality supports the targeting of workplace nutritional interventions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00394-017-1562-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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