Arterial blood pressure and blood lipids as cardiovascular risk factors and occupational stress in Taiwan

Su, Chien Tien; Yang, Hung Jen; Lin, Chin Feng; Tsai, Ming-Chuan; Shieh, Ying Hua; Chiu, Wen Ta

doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(01)00565-4

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“…In our female population the mean age is about 42 yr, while the mean age in European females, at which they have the last menstrual cycle, is 51.4 yr. Our results confirm the data in the literature about protection by ovarian hormones in premenopausal female subjects 36,38) . In our studied population there is an higher risk of BP changes in male police officers aged 30-62 yr.…”

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Ambulatory (24 Hour) Blood Pressure Monitoring in Police Officers

Tomei

Rosati

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et al. 2004

Journal of Occupational Health

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Ambulatory (24 Hour) Blood Pressure Monitoring in Police Officers: Francesco Tomei, et al. University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Occupational Medicine, Italy—The aim of the study is to evaluate, by ambulatory (24 h) blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), whether police officers exposed to urban pollutants and possible psycho‐social stressors could be at risk of changes in ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP), and ambulatory diastolic blood pressure (DBP) compared to controls. After excluding the principal confounding factors, police officers and controls have been subdivided into non‐smoker and smoker subjects. Police officers were compared by sex, age, length of service, family history of cardiovascular disease, serum total cholesterol, serum HDL cholesterol, serum LDL cholesterol, plasma triglyceride, body mass index (BMI kg/m2) and drinking habits with controls. Smoker police officers were compared with controls also by the smoking habit. In the non smoker group 77 police officers with outdoor activity (38 men and 39 women) and 87 controls with indoor activity (43 men and 44 women) were studied. In the smoker group 43 police officers (21 men and 22 women) and 29 controls (15 men and 14 women) were studied. In non smoker male police officers ambulatory SBP mean values during 24 h, during day‐time and during night‐time were significantly higher than controls. In the same group ambulatory DBP values during 24 h and between 6 AM and 11 AM and between 10 PM and 6 AM were significantly higher in police officers than controls. The results suggest that occupational exposure to urban pollutants and possible psychosocial stressors could cause changes in ABPM values in male police officers compared to controls.

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Ambulatory (24 Hour) Blood Pressure Monitoring in Police Officers

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Baccolo

et al. 2004

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…[27][28][29][30][31] The largest INTERHEART study covering 11,119 cases and 13,648 controls from 52 different countries all over the world confirmed this association with regard to work, home, financial, and major life stress. 29 A higher occupational stress index was directly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures and higher level of plasma triglyceride in Taiwan white-collar male workers.…”

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“…29 A higher occupational stress index was directly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures and higher level of plasma triglyceride in Taiwan white-collar male workers. 30 Smolin et al reported that there was a significant elevation in plasma glucose and HDL cholesterol under academic stress. 31 In this study, we also found high SHS score associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including blood pressure, plasma glucose, lipid, and BMI.…”

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Association of Suboptimal Health Status and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Urban Chinese Workers

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Suboptimal health status (SHS) has become a new public health challenge in urban China. Despite indications that SHS may be associated with progression or development of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, there are few reports on SHS investigations. To explore the relationship between SHS and traditional cardiovascular risk factors, a cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 4,881 workers employed in 21 companies in urban Beijing. Blood pressure, glucose, lipid levels (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, lowdensity lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol and triglycerides), cortisol, and body mass index were measured. SHS score was derived from data collection in the SHS questionnaire (SHSQ-25). Univariate analysis and linear two-level model were used to analyze the association of SHS with the cardiovascular risk factors. Serum cortisol level was much higher among the SHS high-score group than that among the low SHS score group (204.31 versus 161.33 ng/ml, PG0.001). In a linear two-level model, we found correlation between SHS and systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, plasma glucose, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol among men, and correlation between SHS and systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and HDL cholesterol among women after controlling for age, education background, occupation, smoking, and physical activity. SHS is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. SHS should be recognized in the health care system, especially in primary care.

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“…Job strain based on both demand and control has also been associated with diastolic BP, but only in men (Tsutsumi, et al, 1998), or when diastolic BP was measured at night after work (Rau, Georgiades, Fredrikson, Lemne, & de Faire, 2001). Relationships between OS and diastolic BP appear to hold even after controlling for such possible confounders as age, smoking and alcohol consumption (Su, et al, 2001).…”

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Occupational stress and cardiovascular disease

Byrne

Espnes

2008

Stress and Health

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SummaryDespite evidence for a recent decline in cardiovascular disease (CVD) 1 mortality (Taylor, Dobson, & Mirzaei, 2006), CVD remains a major cause of death and disability in Western societies. An interest in the presence of CVD risk factors is therefore not surprising, and attempts to link the psychological characteristics of both individuals and their social environments to CVD risk has formed a good part of that research. It is inevitable then, that attention has turned to OS as an explanatory factor in the search to explain CVD risk.

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Arterial blood pressure and blood lipids as cardiovascular risk factors and occupational stress in Taiwan

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Ambulatory (24 Hour) Blood Pressure Monitoring in Police Officers

Ambulatory (24 Hour) Blood Pressure Monitoring in Police Officers

Association of Suboptimal Health Status and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Urban Chinese Workers

Occupational stress and cardiovascular disease

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