Lower Socioeconomic Status Among Men in Relation to the Association Between Job Strain and Blood Pressure

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• Personal Author:
  Landsbergis PA ; Pickering TG ; Schnall PL ; Schwartz JE ; Warren K
• Description:
  Objectives: This study attempted to determine whether the association between job strain (high job demands plus low job control) and blood pressure among men varies by socioeconomic status. Methods: The cross-sectional associations between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure, by level of education, occupational status, and income, and the interaction between job strain and these measures of socioeconomic status were assessed by multiple linear regression, adjusted for age, race or ethnicity, body mass index, alcohol use, smoking, standing position, and worksite for 283 men, aged 30-60 years, from eight worksites in New York City. Results: A substantial association between job strain and work ambulatory blood pressure was found among men with lower socioeconomic status, ranging from 2.7-11.8 mm Hg systolic to 1.9-6.1 mm Hg diastolic blood pressure, depending upon the measure of socioeconomic status examined. However, in the groups with high socioeconomic status, the association between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure at work was much smaller, the range in blood pressure being 0-5.3 (systolic) and 0.2-2.1 (diastolic) mm Hg. Two of the 10 tests of the interaction between job strain and socioeconomic status had a P-value of <0.05. Conclusions: These data provide evidence that the relationship of job strain with blood pressure is greater among men with lower socioeconomic status. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Men Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hypertension Blood Pressure Cross Sectional Studies Hypertension Job Stress Psychosocial Factors Social Class Workers
• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  206-215
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058161
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 2003 Jun; 29(3):206-215
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul Landsbergis, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1043, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
• Email:
  paul.landbergis@mssm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990701
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1425dab47435020ecb058d24c4e4941a4023bcd129d5dc4afb4f46b8334ba3d965f775df16a5108f3fd08dad83bdef3484c9d9f723a3db0ed3e4bf2396650494
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221300/cdc_221300_DS1.pdf
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