Baseline Characteristics of Feeding America’s Bravest Participants by Study Group
high-density lipoprotein, angina, arrythmia, diabetes
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, FIRE, HYPERTENSION, DYSLIPIDEMIA
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; mMDS, modified Mediterranean diet score.SI conversion factor: To convert glucose to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0555; cholesterol to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259; triglycerides to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0113.mMDS ranged from 0 points (no adherence) to 51 points (maximum adherence).The other race or ethnicity category included American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. These categories were combined because of low numbers.Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.Glucose and lipid profiles were determined using fasting blood samples collected during fire department medical examinations.No regular exercise was defined as not participating regularly in programmed recreation, sport, or heavy physical activity and avoiding walking or exertion; regular modest exercise, participating regularly in recreation or work requiring modest physical activity, such as golf, horseback riding, calisthenics, gymnastics, table tennis, bowling, weightlifting, or yard work, walking for pleasure, and routinely using stairs; and regular heavy exercise, participating regularly in heavy physical exercise, such as running or jogging, swimming, cycling, rowing, skipping rope, running in place, or engaging in vigorous aerobic activity, such as tennis, basketball, or handball, for 10 to 60 minutes per week.Defined as self-reported cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arrythmia, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or angina.