Central Adiposity and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Police Officers
Table 1
Demographic, lifestyle, occupational, and physical characteristics of participating police officers.
Characteristic
Men
Women
All
P valuea
Age, mean (SD), y
43.88 (9.16)
43.90 (5.99)
43.89 (7.91)
0.99
Race/ethnicity
White
34 (85.0)
22 (73.3)
56 (80.0)
Black
3 (7.5)
8 (26.7)
11 (15.7)
0.04
Hispanic
3 (7.5)
0 (0.0)
3 (4.3)
Education
≤High school/GED
6 (15.0)
6 (20.0)
12 (17.1)
College, <4 y
11 (27.5)
11 (36.7)
22 (31.4)
0.50
College, ≥4 y
23 (57.5)
13 (43.3)
36 (51.4)
Smoking
Ever
17 (42.5)
19 (63.3)
36 (51.4)
0.08
Never
23 (57.5)
11 (36.7)
34 (48.6)
Physical activityb, mean (SD), h/wk
7.11 (10.77)
6.76 (9.01)
6.96 (9.98)
0.88
Physical activity index, (h/wk) × intensityc
0–1.50
9 (22.5)
9 (30.0)
18 (25.7)
1.51–6.50
13 (32.5)
4 (13.3)
17 (24.3)
0.12
6.51–14.50
7 (17.5)
11 (36.7)
18 (25.7)
≥14.51
11 (27.5)
6 (20.0)
17 (24.3)
Alcohol intake, drinks/wk
All participants, mean (SD)
3.45 (4.68)
2.04 (3.31)
2.84 (4.18)
0.16
0
7 (17.5)
11 (36.7)
18 (25.7)
<1
11 (27.5)
8 (26.7)
19 (27.1)
0.23
1–5
15 (37.5)
9 (30.0)
24 (34.3)
≥6
7 (17.5)
2 (6.7)
9 (12.9)
Traumatic police incidents, mean (SD), events/y
4.68 (2.19)
3.30 (2.15)
4.09 (2.26)
0.01
Waist circumference, cm
All participants, mean (SD)
95.06 (10.04)
81.95 (10.77)
89.44 (12.18)
<0.001
Normal (<102 in men, <88 in women)
29 (72.5)
22 (73.3)
51 (72.9)
0.94
Abdominal obesity (≥102 in men, ≥88 in women)
11 (27.5)
8 (26.7)
19 (27.1)
Brachial artery reactivity, mean (SD), % increase
4.57 (3.47)
4.16 (3.53)
4.39 (3.48)
0.63
SD: standard deviation; cm: centimeters.
aTest compares gender-specific values. P values from chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and from t-test for continuous variables.
bModerate intensity or greater.
cIntensity categorized as moderate, hard, and very hard.
