“…Studies from Europe and the USA found that blue‐collar workers had three‐times the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD; Netterstrom, Nielsen, Kristensen, Bach, & Moller, 1999) and ischemic heart disease (Chen, Cheng, Lin, & Hsiao, 2007; Netterstrom, Kristensen, & Sjol, 2006; Tuchsen & Endahl, 1999) compared with white‐collar workers. These studies provide evidence that workers from more disadvantaged groups and lower socioeconomic classes are at higher risk of CVD (Hwang, 2011).…”