Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefighters

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dc.contributor.authorRas, Jaron
dc.contributor.authorLeach, Lloyd
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T10:52:03Z
dc.date.available2023-02-02T10:52:03Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractFirefighting is a physically and psychologically stressful occupation, where firefighters often resort to alcohol use as a coping strategy. Firefighters are particularly vulnerable to alcohol misuse and alcohol disorders, negatively affecting their health, well-being and, possibly, work performance. Therefore, this study investigated the prevalence of alcohol consumption and its relationship with the participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, weekly physical activity, and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors. This study used a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive design. A total of 124 full-time firefighters, males and females, were conveniently recruited from the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, South Africa, between September to November, 2020. Firefighters were then separated according to sex, age, ethnicity, and CAD risk factors. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H were used to determine the statistical differences between groups, Kendall’s Tau was used to assess the correlation between ordinal and continuous variables, and Chi-square to assess the association between categorical variables. A p-value of less than 0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRas, J., & Leach, L. (2023). Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefighters. Open Public Health Journal, 15(1), e187494452210311. 10.2174/18749445-v15-e221026-2022-73en_US
dc.identifier.issn1874-9445
dc.identifier.uri10.2174/18749445-v15-e221026-2022-73
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8335
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBentham Openen_US
dc.subjectFirefightersen_US
dc.subjectAlcohol consumptionen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectCoronary artery disease (CAD)en_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleAlcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefightersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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