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Job Strain, Occupational Category, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension Prevalence The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, v 57(11), pp 1178-1184
01 Nov 2015
PMID: 26539765
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Abstract
Objective: To assess associations of occupational categories and job characteristics with prevalent hypertension. Methods: We analyzed 2517 MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis participants, working 20+ hours per week, in 2002 to 2004. Results: Higher job decision latitude was associated with a lower prevalence of hypertension, prevalence ratio similar to 0.78 (95% confidence interval 0.66 to 0.91) for the top versus bottom quartile of job decision latitude. Associations, however, differed by occupation: decision latitude was associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension in health care support occupations (interaction P = 0.02). Occupation modified associations of sex with hypertension: a higher prevalence of hypertension in women (vs men) was observed in health care support and in blue-collar occupations (interaction P = 0.03). Conclusions: Lower job decision latitude is associated with hypertension prevalence in many occupations. Further research is needed to determine reasons for differential impact of decision latitude and sex on hypertension across occupations.
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- Title
- Job Strain, Occupational Category, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension Prevalence The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Paul A. Landsbergis - SUNY Downstate Medical CenterAna V. Diez-Roux - Drexel UniversityKaori Fujishiro - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthSherry Baron - Queens College, CUNYJoel D. Kaufman - University of WashingtonJohn D. Meyer - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiGeorge Koutsouras - Columbia UniversityDaichi Shimbo - University of WashingtonSandi Shrager - BloombergKaren Hinckley Stukovsky - University of WashingtonMoyses Szklo - Bloomberg
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, v 57(11), pp 1178-1184
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- N01-HC-95159; N01-HC-95160; N01-HC-95161; N01-HC-95162; N01-HC-95163; N01-HC-95164; N01-HC-95165; N01-HC-95166; N01-HC-95167; N01-HC-95168; N01-HC-95169 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) K24ES013195 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) K24ES013195 / NIEHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) P01HL047540 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) FY08 CRN SLB8 / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NORA) N01HC095169 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000369635600010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84946854946
- Other Identifier
- 991019168327704721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health