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- Title
Cardiometabolic Risk and its Antecedents among Law Enforcement Officers in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Authors
Prout, P. R.; Nichols, S. D.; Ramcharitar-Bome, A.; Dalrymple, N.
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate cardiometabolic risk and associated lifestyle behaviours among police officers. Methods: Participants completed a validated self-administered questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic, dietary and physical activity items. Following this, blood pressure and anthropometry were measured using standard procedures. Participation in the study was voluntary. The study was approved by the Acting Commissioner of Police, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Results: A total of400 (females = 138; males = 262) officers participated in the study. Male officers were more likely than their female counterparts to have elevated bloodpressures, waist circumferences and be smokers. In partial correlation analyses controlling for age, ethnicity, education level and marital status, body mass index was significantly inversely associated with the consumption of vegetables and peas and beans and positively associated with the consumption of sodas and cigarette smoking. Conclusion: Our results indicate that high levels of cardiometabolic risk were associated with unhealthy lifestyle practices among participants.
- Subjects
TRINIDAD &; Tobago; POLICE; BODY mass index; POLICE services; WAIST circumference; SMOKING
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2024, Vol 71, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7727/wimj.2017.202