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ArticleIndustrial health2025

Cardiovascular disease incidence and its predictors among school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia: a prospective cohort study.

Jun Fai Yap, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Yin Cheng Lim, Foong Ming Moy

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Jun Fai YapDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
Wan Azman Wan AhmadCardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
Yin Cheng LimDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
Foong Ming MoyDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) caused substantial morbidity among occupationally active populations. However, data regarding the longitudinal burden of CVD were limited, particularly among school teachers. The objectives of our study were to estimate the incidence rate of CVD and determine its predictors among school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia through a prospective cohort study. We followed 14,046 eligible school teachers recruited between 2013 and 2014 until 31st December 2021. We accessed three computerised, country-level registries to determine incident CVD cases during the study period from 2013 to 2021. Baseline sociodemographic, lifestyle, work-related and clinical characteristics were recorded. Cox proportional hazard regression models with adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval were reported. With a median follow-up of 7.71 yr, we observed 209 incident CVD cases (or 195.7 CVD cases per 100,000 person-years). Male gender, age ≥40 yr old, Indian or others ethnicity (as compared to Chinese), family history of CVD, laboratory-confirmed diabetes mellitus, self-reported hypertension, high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high triglyceride were predictors for incident CVD among school teachers. Neither work-related nor lifestyle factors were significantly associated with incident CVD. Screening at-risk teachers for diabetes mellitus, hypertension or dyslipidemia is recommended to delay the onset or progression of CVD.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesOccupational DiseasesSchool TeachersAdultFemaleHumansIncidenceMalaysiaMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsAcute coronary syndromeHeart failurePeripheral arterial diseaseStrokeVenous thrombosis

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PMID39198183
PMCPMC11995152

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