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dc.contributor.authorWolkow, A.
dc.contributor.authorNetto, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorLangridge, P.
dc.contributor.authorGreen, J.
dc.contributor.authorNichols, D.
dc.contributor.authorSergeant, M.
dc.contributor.authorAisbett, B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:48:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:48:40Z
dc.date.created2014-06-16T20:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationWolkow, A. and Netto, K. and Langridge, P. and Green, J. and Nichols, D. and Sergeant, M. and Aisbett, B. 2014. Coronary Heart Disease risk in volunteer firefighters in Victoria, Australia. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 69 (2): pp. 112-120.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15234
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19338244.2012.750588
dc.description.abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major problem for firefighters, even when considering the healthy worker effect (HWE). Although volunteer firefighters outnumber paid personnel, previous research has focused on paid US firefighters. By contrast, no CHD data for Australian firefighters exist. Risk factor data were collected from 2,943 Australian volunteer firefighters and CHD risk was compared with reference “low-risk” and Australian population data. Predicted CHD risk for male and female firefighter was 19.2% and 5.1%, respectively. Female firefighters high blood pressure and fasting glucose was significantly lower than the general population, whereas all other risk factors was similar to the general population. Firefighters’ CHD risk was greater than other volunteer and paid emergency services, but the prevalence for most risk factors was similar to the general population. Therefore, Australian volunteer firefighters may not benefit from the HWE.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.subjectcoronary heart disease
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.titleCoronary Heart Disease risk in volunteer firefighters in Victoria, Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume69
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage112
dcterms.source.endPage120
dcterms.source.issn1933 8244
dcterms.source.titleArchives of Environmental and Occupational Health
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