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This comparative study was aimed at investigating the biochemical and nutritional indices of firefighters in Iran.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n Individuals\u2019 anthropometric measurements, including weight, height, and waist and hip circumferences, were measured and the percent of body fat (BF%) was also obtained. Blood sampling was done in order to determine lipid profile, including total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) and fasting blood sugar (FBS) concentrations. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP and DBP) were also measured.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The mean ages of firefighters and administrative staff were 42.45 \u00b1 6.75 and 44.64 \u00b1 5.83 y, respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 45% and 24% in firefighters and 54% and 23% in administrative staff, respectively. High waist-to-hip and waist-to-stature ratios were detected in 26.4% and 81.3% of firefighters versus 33.3% and 89.7% of the control group, respectively. No significant differences were observed between the mean of TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and FBS concentrations. The mean of Lp(a) was significantly higher among firefighters ( P<0.05). About half of the subjects in both groups had TC >5.17, TG >1.69, HDL-C <1.03 nmol\/L and Lp(a) >25 mg\/dL. There were no significant differences between the SBP and DBP of subjects. There was no significant difference in smoking habits between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Considering the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, high TC, TG and Lp(a) and low HDL-C concentrations among all firefighters, it seems necessary to provide fitness-promotion and nutritional education programs for the prevention of obesity-related chronic diseases such as CVD.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1258\/acb.2009.009026","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,8,20]],"date-time":"2009-08-20T21:25:48Z","timestamp":1250803548000},"page":"385-389","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Biochemical and nutritional indices as cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian firefighters"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"46","author":[{"given":"Nazli","family":"Azabdaftari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition, Diabetes Research Center"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Reza","family":"Amani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition, Diabetes Research Center"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Taha Jalali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Sciences, Jondi-Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,8,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr-ACB-09-026C1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa060357"},{"key":"bibr-ACB-09-026C2","unstructured":"Houston Fire Department Continuing Education. 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