@article{ref1,
title="The association between cardiovascular disease risk factors and motor vehicle crashes among professional truck drivers",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2016",
author="Ronna, Brenden B. and Thiese, Matthew S. and Ott, Ulrike and Effiong, Atim and Murtaugh, Maureen and Kapellusch, Jay and Garg, Arun and Hegmann, Kurt",
volume="58",
number="8",
pages="828-832",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Drivers with a high CVD risk had a higher likelihood of a crash after controlling for confounders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000000806",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000806"
}