Journal article
0101 Work Hours, Job Strain, and Occupation with Endothelial Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England), v 71(Suppl 1), pp A73-A73
Jun 2014
Abstract
Objectives To investigate associations of work hours, job control, job demands, job strain, and occupational category with endothelial function, a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Method Currently employed participants free of CVD (n = 1499; 55.5% men; 62% non-white) of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis provided information on work hours, job decision latitude, and job demands. Responses to current occupation were coded using the Census 2000 Occupational Codes; codes were collapsed to provide four occupational categories. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a validated measure of endothelial function, was obtained using high-resolution ultrasound. Mean values of FMD, expressed as percent change in brachial artery diameter, were examined across categories of work hours (<40, 40, 41–49, ≥50) and the other exposures using ANOVA/ANCOVA. Results Occupational category was significantly associated with FMD overall, with Blue-collar workers showing the lowest mean values after adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, waist circumference, total and HDL cholesterol, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, physical activity, smoking status, and pack-years of smoking: Management/Professional = 4.96 ± 0.22%; Sales/Office = 5.06 ± 0.27%; Services = 4.70 ± 0.29%; Blue-collar workers = 4.18 ± 0.27% (adjusted p = 0.001). There was evidence of effect modification between occupational category and FMD by gender (p = 0.031) such that in stratified analyses, significant associations were observed among women (adjusted p = 0.002) but not men (adjusted p = 0.098). None of the other work exposures were significantly associated with FMD. Conclusions Blue-collar workers had decreased endothelial function compared to other workers; potential reasons should be examined in future studies. Decreased endothelial function may reflect a biological mechanism explaining occupational differences in CVD.
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- Title
- 0101 Work Hours, Job Strain, and Occupation with Endothelial Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
- Creators
- Luenda Charles - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthDesta Fekedulegn - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPaul Landsbergis - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityCecil Burchfiel - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthSherry Baron - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthJoel Kaufman - University of WashingtonKaren Hinckley Stukovsky - University of MichiganKaori Fujishiro - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthCapri Foy - Wake Forest UniversityMichael Andrew - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAna Diez Roux - University of Michigan
- Publication Details
- Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England), v 71(Suppl 1), pp A73-A73
- Publisher
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991020111921604721