Contrary to expectation, 2D:4D in firefighters (N = 134) was not lower than in local male population controls. Lower 2D:4D corresponded to lower service ranks. Replicating previous findings either unequivocally or partly, lower 2D:4D was associated with larger family size, later sibling position...
The rising prevalence of obesity in military personnel has raised great concerns. Previous studies suggest that body mass index (BMI)- and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)-based obesity classifications in US military personnel and firefighters have high false negative and subsequently cause obesity misclassifi...
more people come to the cities. For example, an increasing number of young people find jobs and settle down in cities, leading to the urbanization of the rural places. Therefore, the share of urban population has been on rise for years. ...
population is approximately 5% to 10%, with regional variations. These observations indicate that peptic ulceration remains a major source of morbidity and mortality. However, the aetiology of human gastric ulceration is still unclear. The pathogenesis of peptic ulcer is also a controversial subject...
The goal of this study was to characterize MM among career firefighters (FF) in Washington by: (1) identifying and describing MM cases diagnosed from 2000-2017 in career FF across multiple state counties, and (2) calculating a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) with 95% confidence interval ...