The prevalence of overweight, obesity, and substandard fitness in a population-based firefighter cohort

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-273

  Poston, Walker S C ^a   Haddock, C Keith ^a   Jahnke, Sara A ^a   Jitnarin, Nattinee ^a   Tuley, Brianne C ^a   Kales, Stefanos N ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FIRE FIGHTER; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FIRE; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79953041404     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31820af362     Document Type: Article

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