Coronary risks among seafarers aboard German-flagged ships.
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Coronary risks among seafarers aboard German-flagged ships. / Oldenburg, Marcus; Jensen, Hans-Joachim; Latza, Ute; Baur, Xaver.
in: INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA, Jahrgang 81, Nr. 6, 6, 2008, S. 735-741.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Coronary risks among seafarers aboard German-flagged ships.
AU - Oldenburg, Marcus
AU - Jensen, Hans-Joachim
AU - Latza, Ute
AU - Baur, Xaver
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular diseases belong to the major causes of maritime service disablement (approximately 18%). The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of coronary risk factors in seamen on vessels sailing under the German flag and to assess the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) dependent on job-related factors. METHODS: Within a medical surveillance program, a cross-sectional study with interview, blood sampling, and blood pressure measurements was conducted among a total of 205 male seafarers sailing under the German flag (response 84.9%). Due to missing blood analysis, 13 seamen were excluded. The predicted 10-year risk of an acute coronary event of a study subgroup of 45 German seafarers was compared to the corresponding risk of a sample of the German working population (PROCAM study). RESULTS: In the total sample (n = 161), 55 seamen (34.2%) had at least three CHD risk factors. The most prominent independent CHD risk factors in seafarers were hypertension (49.7%), high triglycerides (41.6%), older age (39.8%), and smoking (37.3%). Compared with non-Europeans, European seafarers were about twice as likely to have more than three risk factors after adjusting for age [OR 2.4 (95% CI 1.01-4.55)]. Particularly engine room officers and galley/operating staff were at a higher coronary risk. After standardizing for age, the German seamen investigated showed a similar predicted 10-year CHD risk as the German population of about the same age working ashore of the PROCAM study. CONCLUSIONS: The CHD risks in seafarers should be reduced by low-fat diets, anti-smoking campaigns and blood pressure control/treatment. In spite of the seafarers' regular medical surveillance examination, their CHD risk was comparable to a reference population working ashore. Our results support the hypothesis that working on vessels may augment the risk of CHD.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular diseases belong to the major causes of maritime service disablement (approximately 18%). The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of coronary risk factors in seamen on vessels sailing under the German flag and to assess the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) dependent on job-related factors. METHODS: Within a medical surveillance program, a cross-sectional study with interview, blood sampling, and blood pressure measurements was conducted among a total of 205 male seafarers sailing under the German flag (response 84.9%). Due to missing blood analysis, 13 seamen were excluded. The predicted 10-year risk of an acute coronary event of a study subgroup of 45 German seafarers was compared to the corresponding risk of a sample of the German working population (PROCAM study). RESULTS: In the total sample (n = 161), 55 seamen (34.2%) had at least three CHD risk factors. The most prominent independent CHD risk factors in seafarers were hypertension (49.7%), high triglycerides (41.6%), older age (39.8%), and smoking (37.3%). Compared with non-Europeans, European seafarers were about twice as likely to have more than three risk factors after adjusting for age [OR 2.4 (95% CI 1.01-4.55)]. Particularly engine room officers and galley/operating staff were at a higher coronary risk. After standardizing for age, the German seamen investigated showed a similar predicted 10-year CHD risk as the German population of about the same age working ashore of the PROCAM study. CONCLUSIONS: The CHD risks in seafarers should be reduced by low-fat diets, anti-smoking campaigns and blood pressure control/treatment. In spite of the seafarers' regular medical surveillance examination, their CHD risk was comparable to a reference population working ashore. Our results support the hypothesis that working on vessels may augment the risk of CHD.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 81
SP - 735
EP - 741
JO - INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA
JF - INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA
SN - 0340-0131
IS - 6
M1 - 6
ER -