COVID-19's Impact on Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters: A Randomized Trial of Pre- and Post-recovery Analysis.

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Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003455

Masoud Monfared Abyani, Pooya Soltani, Homa Sheikhani Shahin, Mehrzad Moghadasi

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Abstract

Objective: Despite the physical demands of their job, firefighters often experience declining health, a trend that has worsened with coronavirus infection. We investigated the correlation between physical activity (PA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) risk factors in male firefighters following COVID-19 recovery.

Subject and methods: Pre- and post-COVID-19 MS risk factors were analyzed in 31 male firefighters. Pearson correlation was used to determine the relationship between PA and MS risk factors following recovery.

Results: Postrecovery PA showed a moderate negative correlation with low-density lipoprotein ( r = -0.39, P = 0.04). Statistically significant reductions were observed in weight, body mass index, cholesterol, and waist-hip ratio (all P < 0.05). In contrast, glucose, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein showed statistically nonsignificant increases.

Conclusions: Clinicians should monitor cardiovascular risks in firefighters, as subtle changes postrecovery may indicate increased heart disease risk.

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COVID-19对消防员身体活动和代谢综合征的影响：一项康复前后分析的随机试验。

目的：尽管消防员的工作对身体要求很高，但他们的健康状况经常下降，这一趋势随着冠状病毒感染而恶化。我们研究了男性消防员在COVID-19康复后的身体活动（PA）与代谢综合征（MS）危险因素之间的相关性。对象与方法：对31名男性消防员发生新冠肺炎前、后MS危险因素进行分析。采用Pearson相关分析确定恢复后PA与MS危险因素之间的关系。结果：恢复后PA与低密度脂蛋白- LDL呈中度负相关（r = -0.39, p = 0.04）。体重、BMI、胆固醇、腰臀比均有统计学意义的降低（均p < 0.05）。相比之下，葡萄糖、甘油三酯和低密度脂蛋白在统计学上没有显著增加。结论：临床医生应监测消防员的心血管风险，因为恢复后的细微变化可能表明心脏病风险增加。

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