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Mortality of a Police Cohort: 1950-2005
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Vena JE
; Charles LE
; Gu JK
; Burchfiel CM
; Andrew ME
; Fekedulegn D
; Violanti JM
J Law Enforc Leadersh Ethics
2014[Mar]; 1
(1
): 7-20
PMID26690719
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BACKGROUND: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort mortality study on
police officers from 1950-2005. METHODS: Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR)
analyses were conducted separately for white male (n=2761), black (n=286), and
female (n=259) officers. RESULTS: Mortality from all causes of death combined for
white male officers was significantly higher than expected (SMR=1.20; 95%
confidence interval (CI) =1.14-1.26). Increased mortality was also seen for all
malignant neoplasms combined (SMR=1.32; 1.19-1.46), all benign neoplasms combined
(SMR=2.50; 1.08-4.93), and all diseases of the circulatory system combined
(SMR=1.11; 1.02-1.19). The elevated mortality for all malignant neoplasms was
primarily due to statistically significant excesses in cancers of the esophagus,
colon, respiratory system, Hodgkin's disease and leukemia. Black officers had
lower than expected mortality from all causes (SMR=0.45; 0.18-0.92) while female
officers had elevated all-cause mortality (SMR=2.17; 1.12-3.79). CONCLUSIONS:
Findings of increased risk for malignant neoplasms should be replicated and
studied in relation to measured risk factors.