ABSTRACT
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality of Connecticut firemen and policemen is studied for the years 1960-78, using death certificate data. The mortality of these two occupations is expected to be greater than that of other workers. Standardized Mortality Odds Ratios for firemen and policemen are greater than 1.00. Although some increased IHD risk for firemen and policemen is suggested, the exact role of occupational risk factors remains to be determined.
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Coronary Disease/mortality , Occupational Diseases/mortality , Occupations , Humans , Male , RiskABSTRACT
The results of the first Connecticut Blood Pressure Survey are reported. It was found that sharp differences exist in the prevalence of hypertension by age and sex but that race differences are much less than previously reported for United States populations. Differences were also found between men and women with respect to the patterns of treatment and control. Age differences in treatment and control are noted. The findings reported are based on a statewide probability sample for which the target population exceeded 2 million persons. Because of the complexity of sampling such a population an extensive discussion of the survey method is given.
