The Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Substandard Fitness in a Population-Based Firefighter Cohort

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in firefighters. METHODS: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat percentage (BF%) were assessed in 478 career and 199 volunteer male firefighters from randomly selected departments. RESULTS: High prevalence rates of ove...

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Published in:J Occup Environ Med
Main Authors: Poston, Walker S. C., Haddock, C. Keith, Jahnke, Sara A., Jitnarin, Nattinee, Tuley, Brianne C., Kales, Stefanos N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5826653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21386691
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31820af362
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