Hazardous alcohol use and cardiometabolic risk among firefighters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol misuse is prevalent among firefighters, and associated adverse cardiometabolic health consequences could negatively impact readiness for duty. Mental health conditions may confer additional risk. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether alcohol misuse increases cardiometabolic risk among firefighters and whether mental health conditions modify these relationships.

Methods

Deidentified data from firefighters (N = 2405; 95.8% males, 38 ± 9 years, 29.6 ± 4.6 kg/m²) included demographics, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and AUDIT-C scores, mental health screening scores, anthropometrics, metabolic panel, and cardiorespiratory testing results. Differences in cardiometabolic parameters between firefighters with low AUDIT-C (<3 [femal

SUBMITTER: Levitt DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature