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ArticleInternational journal of occupational medicine and environmental health2023

Cardiovascular risk factors among Polish employees of uniformed services.

Bartosz G Trzeciak, Waldemar Kowalczyk, Szymon Grymek, Piotr Gutknecht, Janusz Siebert

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Article in International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. SCORE2 Outperforms Pol-SCORE in Detecting Increased Cardiovascular Risk.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bartosz G TrzeciakMedical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland (Intercollegiate University Centre for Cardiology Fahrenheit Universities, Department of Family Medicine).
Waldemar KowalczykPomeranian Regional Medical Commission in Gdańsk of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Gdańsk, Poland.
Szymon GrymekGdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland (Institute of Mechanics and Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology).
Piotr GutknechtMedical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland (Intercollegiate University Centre for Cardiology Fahrenheit Universities, Department of Family Medicine).
Janusz SiebertMedical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland (Intercollegiate University Centre for Cardiology Fahrenheit Universities, Department of Family Medicine).
Gdańsk Medical University · PLGdańsk University of Technology · PLMinistry of Interior and Administration · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesEmployees of uniformed services (EoUS) were screened for cardiovascular risk factors. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 1138 EoUS (age M±SD 49.9±6.0 years) and 263 controls (age M±SD 54.4±9.7 years) under the care of the cardiology clinic in Gdańsk, Poland, were included in the study. Medical history and blood samples were collected, and a physical examination was performed. Ten-year cardiovascular risk of death was calculated using the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE) risk algorithm for high-risk countries.

resultsSignificantly higher values of mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, mean total cholesterol level and mean BMI were recorded among the EoUS compared to controls (M±SD 141.7±11.6 mm Hg vs. 135.5±11.0 mm Hg, p < 0.001; 90.1±5.9 mm Hg vs. 84.5±6.8 mm Hg, p < 0.001; 6.01±0.76 mmol vs. 5.44±0.87 mmol, p < 0.001; 29.3±4.7 vs. 29.0±4.1, p < 0.001, respectively). Smoking cigarettes was most frequently reported by the youngest group (20-39 years old) - 47.7% and it was significantly higher in the entire EoUS group compared to control group (35.5% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.001). The occurrence of observed risk factors (blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg, total cholesterol concentration >5 mmol, smoking,) was significantly higher among EoUS compared to controls (92.1% vs. 57.8%, p < 0.001; 89.0% vs. 66.9%, p < 0.001; 35.5% vs. 16.7%, p < 0.001, respectively). In the male group, the mean calculated ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular events, the percentage of high calculated risk, and very high risk were higher in the EoUS group compared to controls (M±SD 4.44±3.49 vs. 4.23±3.86, p = 0.001; 23.7% vs. 20.2%, p = 0.007; 7.4% vs. 6.5%, p = 0.03, respectively).

conclusionsThe prevalence of all identified risk factors was found to be higher among employees of uniformed services when compared to the control group. The presence of these risk factors within the population of uniformed service employees results in a greater risk of mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(5):656-71.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesAdultBlood PressureCholesterolHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMalePolandRisk FactorsYoung AdultCholesterolborder guardscardiovascular risk factorspolice officersstate fire brigadestress at workuniformed services

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