Emergency Preparedness
Investigators at Harvard University have published new data on emergency preparedness
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 28th, 2009
"We studied the prevalence and health associations of excess weight among 370 consecutive emergency responder candidates for fire and ambulance services in Massachusetts. The mean age and BMI of the recruits were 26.3 (3.8) years and 28.5 (4.9) kg/m(2), respectively. Seventy-seven percent had BMI = 25 kg/m(2), and 33% were obese (BMI = 30 kg/m(2)). After multivariate adjustment, both higher BMI categories and unit increases in BMI were significantly associated with higher...
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