Not Quite Out of the Woods: Overall Health and Chronic Disease Risk Factors among Maine Logging Workers.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35244088.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002403 and PMC identifier 8887842.
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Abstract
This research reports on the health status, including chronic disease risk factors, among Maine loggers. Loggers completed a survey and health screenings were held across Maine, collecting data on a variety of health endpoints. Seventy-five loggers participated. The majority were men (97.1%) with a median age of 46, and a mean BMI of 30.6 kg/m2 (SD 4.9). Nearly half of those screened (45.9%) had blood pressure at the level of stage II hypertension. Loggers with at least a single joint abnormality were 38.4%. The health screening cohort was similar to the non-health screening cohort for many attributes. Future research should focus on tailored interventions to improve cardiovascular and musculoskeletal risk factors among loggers.
Medical subject headings
- Hypertension