The Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Professional Truck Drivers.
Ronna, Brenden B. BS; Thiese, Matthew S. PhD, MSPH; Ott, Ulrike PhD, MSPH; Effiong, Atim MPH; Murtaugh, Maureen PhD; Kapellusch, Jay PhD; Garg, Arun PhD; Hegmann, Kurt MD, MPH
[Article] Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 58(8):828-832, August 2016.

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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.

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