Job Strain and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Meta-Analysis of Individual-Participant Data from 47,000 Men and Women

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Authors

Solja T. Nyberg · Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Eleonor I. Fransson · Karolinska Institutet

Katriina Heikkilä · Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Lars Alfredsson · Karolinska Institutet

Annalisa Casini · Université Libre de Bruxelles

Els Clays · Ghent University

Dirk De Bacquer

Abstract

In this meta-analysis of work-related stress and cardiovascular disease risk factors, job strain was linked to adverse lifestyle and diabetes. No association was observed between job strain, clinic blood pressure or blood lipids.

Topics & Keywords

Workplace Health and Well-being Employment and Welfare Studies Stress and Burnout Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 6, pp. e67323-e67323

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067323

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