RE: “Need for More Individual-Level Meta-Analyses in Social Epidemiology: Example of Job Strain and Coronary Heart Disease.”

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• Personal Author:
  Baker, Dean B. ; Choi B ; Ko S ; Landsbergis PA ; Schnall P ; Yang H ; Baker, Dean B. ; Choi B ; Ko S ; Landsbergis PA ; Schnall P ; Yang H
• Description:
  Although we read with interest the commentary by Kivimäki and Kawachi on the need for more individual-level meta-analyses in social epidemiology, we do not agree with the authors that the findings in the article by Kivimäki et al. resolve 3 longstanding debates in the literature on 30-year job strain and coronary heart disease (CHD), namely: 1) the relative importance of job strain components (job control and job demands) in relation to CHD; 2) differences in the association between job strain and CHD by age and sex; and 3) differences in the association between job strain and CHD by socioeconomic status (SES). First, of the 13 European cohort data sets that Kivimäki et al. used for the meta-analysis, only 3 had been published, whereas the remaining 10 data sets were unpublished. Data from many published cohort studies from European and non-European countries were not included. A recent review by Eller et al. of studies published through February 2009 included 13 articles on cohort studies that contained information on the association between job strain and CHD, and there were at least 17 such studies in a recent review of the published literature through March 2013 that we conducted. A comprehensive meta-analysis based on all existing published and unpublished cohort data could generate better information to address the longstanding issues. This letter is in response to Need for more individual-level meta-analyses in social epidemiology: example of job strain and coronary heart disease. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jan; 177(1):1-2https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kws407. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Cardiovascular Disease Job Stress Sociological Factors Statistical Quality Control Worker Health Work Experience
• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  178
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056037
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2013 Sep; 178(6):1007-1008
• Contact Point Address:
  BongKyoo Choi, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92617
• Email:
  b.choi@uci.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213734/cdc_213734_DS1.pdf
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