Citation

Ronna BB, Thiese MS, Ott U, Effiong A, Murtaugh M, Kapellusch J, Garg A, Hegmann K. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2016; 58(8): 828-832.

Affiliation

Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City (Mr Ronna, Drs Thiese, Ott, Effiong, Murtaugh, Hegmann), and Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Drs Kapellusch, Garg).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0000000000000806

PMID

27414010

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study assesses relationships between the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk (CVD risk) score and prevalence of US Department of Transportation (DOT)-reportable crashes in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, after controlling for potential confounders.

METHODS: Data were analyzed from CMV drivers (N = 797) in a large cross-sectional study. CVD risk was calculated for each driver. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) between CVD risk and DOT-reportable crashes were calculated.

RESULTS: Drivers in the two highest CVD risk groups had significantly higher likelihood of crash (OR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.20 to 3.63 and OR = 1.99, 95% CI = 1.05 to 3.77, respectively) after adjusting for confounders. There was a significant trend of increasing prevalence of crashes with an increasing CVD risk score (P = 0.0298).

CONCLUSION: Drivers with a high CVD risk had a higher likelihood of a crash after controlling for confounders.

Language: en