TY - JOUR
T1 - A Mediterranean Lifestyle Is Associated with Lower Hypertension Prevalence and Better Aerobic Capacity among New England Firefighter Recruits
AU - Lan, Fan Yun
AU - Fernandez-Montero, Alejandro
AU - Yiannakou, Ioanna
AU - Marinos-Iatrides, Orestes
AU - Ankeny, Jacob T.
AU - Kiser, Jeffrey
AU - Christophi, Costas A.
AU - Christiani, David C.
AU - Sotos-Prieto, Mercedes
AU - Kales, Stefanos N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - 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] = 0.14 [0.03-0.71]) and a greater probability of high aerobic capacity (OR = 5.80 [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.
AB - 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] = 0.14 [0.03-0.71]) and a greater probability of high aerobic capacity (OR = 5.80 [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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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001868
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001868
M3 - Article
C2 - 32730021
AN - SCOPUS:85088884307
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 62
SP - 466
EP - 471
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 7
ER -