Workplace psychosocial factors associated with hypertension in the U.S. workforce: a cross-sectional study based on the 2010 National Health Interview Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Kaur H ; Li J ; Luckhaupt SE
• Description:
  Objective: To explore associations between self-reported hypertension and workplace psychosocial factors that are common among U.S. workers and to identify industries and occupations (I&Os) that are associated with a high prevalence of hypertension, even after adjustment for common known risk factors. Methods: Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey were used to examine relationships between the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and job insecurity, hostile work environment, work- family imbalance, work hours and I&O. Results: Job insecurity (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 1.11; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04-1.19)) and hostile work environment (aPR: 1.15; 95% CI: 1.03-1.29) were significantly associated with hypertension. Hypertension prevalence was significantly elevated among those employed in Healthcare Support occupations and Public Administration industries. Conclusion: Addressing hostile work environments and the stress associated with job insecurity may improve workers' health. Other occupational factors that contribute to the variation in prevalence of hypertension by I&O should be sought. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Demography Men Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Violence Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Hypertension Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system Cardiovascular-system-disease Demographic-characteristics Exposure-levels Humans Hypertension National Survey Occupational Exposures Occupational Health Psychological-effects Psychology Questionnaires Racial-factors Risk-factors Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Violence-prevention Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044913
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 Sep; 57(9):1011-1021
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara E. Luckhaupt,MD,MPH,National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,4676 Columbia Parkway,R-17, Cincinnati,OH 45226
• Email:
  sluckhaupt@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200503/cdc_200503_DS1.pdf
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