Life-Course Exposure to Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Men

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• Personal Author:
  Landsbergis PA ; Pickering TG ; Schnall PL ; Schwartz JE ; Warren K
• Description:
  This 1985-1995 study was designed to assess the association between blood pressure (measured by using an ambulatory monitor) and history of exposure to job strain. Items from the Job Content Questionnaire were completed by 213 employed men, aged 30-60 years at entry into the Work Site Blood Pressure Study in New York City, New York, for each previous job they had held. The systolic blood pressure of men employed for >/=25 years who were exposed to job strain for 50% of their work life was 4.8 mmHg (95% confidence interval: -3.7, 13.4) higher at work and 7.9 mmHg (95% confidence interval: 0.8, 15.0) higher at home than that of men with no past exposure, independent of current exposure. Evidence was inconsistent for the hypothesis of rapid induction of/recovery from the effects of job strain on blood pressure, and there was little effect of past job strain on diastolic blood pressure. These findings provide some support for the hypothesis of an effect of cumulative burden of exposure to job strain on systolic blood pressure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Author Keywords: Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Employment Health Effects Hypertension Job Stress Psychological Factors Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires Social Class Stress Work

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• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  157
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058160
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2003 Jun; 157(11):998-1006
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul Landsbergis, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Box 1043, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574
• Email:
  paul.landsbergis@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4c34ff58a5ccff3c38c7b0bfd5b3c96f43e30cdc92676a8cdcfab3042d6e2ee433a0e26e6389d9c65429b1a4f6c76481673cfdd8ab312a8555b38f374d4a836
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221299/cdc_221299_DS1.pdf
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