Law Enforcement Officers Have an Increased Prevalence of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease That is Not Explained by Traditional Risk Factors.

Warren D Franke Elizabeth C Lefferts Wesley K Lefferts Nir KerenMarkus H FlynnLincoln LutrickJay J HinkhouseSandra L RameyJames A Lang

Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (2024)

Officers develop subclinical ASCVD earlier than non-officers. Conventional ASCVD risk factors only explain about half of this increase. Occupational factors may play a role in contributing to this increased ASCVD risk.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular risk factors
coronary artery disease