Socio-Economic and Occupational Variations in Cardiovascular Risk Among Irish Male Livestock Farmers: Baseline Findings from the Farmers Have Hearts–Cardiovascular Health Program
This study demonstrates that cardiovascular risk is unequally distributed among Irish farmers, with mart-recruited farmers carrying a higher burden. Socio-demographic and occupational differences captured by recruitment venue influence cardiovascular risk, emphasizing the need for targeted health interventions, and agricultural health policy.
Authors
- David Meredith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9211-0869)
- Diana van Doorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-2020)
- Catherine Blake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0600-629X)
- Noel D. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2806-9339)
- John McNamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3013-8695)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
- Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
- South East Technological University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Agromedicine
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924x.2026.2622655
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00