Retrospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Male Firefighter's Body Composition and Cardiovascular Health

Objective: Describe firefighter body composition and cardiovascular health as a function of age. Methods: 217 male firefighters with 1922 distinct evaluations over 23-years were included in this retrospective analysis. The firefighters had their height, mass, six-site skin-fold, blood pressure, and resting heart rate measured annually. Linear mixed models were used to analyze the effect of age. Significance was set to P 
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research