Job characteristics, occupational status, and ambulatory cardiovascular activity in women

Gallo, Linda C.; Bogart, Laura M.; Vranceanu, Ana‐Maria; Walt, Lisa

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“…28,29 In a number of studies, job stress measures were related to systolic ambulatory BP whereas no association was found with diastolic BP. 22,[43][44][45] High job strain within our population resulted in significant elevations in both systolic and diastolic BP, although the associations with diastolic BP were smaller.…”

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High Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women From the Belgian Job Stress Study

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Leynen²,

Bacquer³

et al. 2007

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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High Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women From the Belgian Job Stress Study

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Leynen²,

Bacquer³

et al. 2007

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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“…Also, there are some studies which showed a link between psychological stress, anxiety and depression about women's workplace conditions [7,8]. It has been shown that stressful working conditions have an association with both mental and physical diseases in the case of women [9]. Quality of life (QoL) is one of the most important aspects of mental health.…”

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Quality of life, work ability and other important indicators of women’s occupational health

Tavakolifard¹,

Mortazavi²,

Kuhpayehzadeh³

et al. 2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Work ability may be considered as an important aspect of well-being and health status. One of the most important factors in association with work ability is health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study has been to determine the association between work ability, individual characteristics and HRQoL of female workers. Material and Methods: The design of this study has been cross-sectional. The work ability index (WAI) and Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaires were used to collect data. Three hundred and twenty female workers were selected from food supplier factories in Karaj. One-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis, independent sample t-test and multiple linear regression methods were used to analyze data. Results: Mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) of the WAI stood at 35.02 and 5.57, respectively. The categories of the WAI for women being as follows: 8.8% poor, 62% moderate, 25.4% good and 3.7% excellent. Mean±SD for the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) of quality of life was 58.84±11.12 and 57.45±9.94, respectively. There was a positive significant association between the PCS and MCS with the WAI (p = 0.0001). Workers with higher education had a better work ability (p = 0.002) and shift-work workers had a worse work ability (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Work ability of majority of women was moderate. Considering mean age of studied women (27.6 years old), this work ability is not satisfactory. Physical and mental components of the HRQoL were the important factors associated with work ability.

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“…Job strain and low decision latitude have also been associated with decreased HF (e.g. Gallo, Bogart, Vranceanu & Wait, 2004;Collins, Karasek & Costas, 2005).…”

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“…Job strain and low decision latitude have also been associated with decreased HF (e.g. Gallo, Bogart, Vranceanu & Wait, 2004;Collins, Karasek & Costas, 2005).Several studies have shown that behavioral procedures that increase blood pressure and heart rate acutely also alter HRV consistent with decreases in parasympathetic activity (Madden & Savard, 1995;Reims et al, 2005;Guasti et al, 2005). In addition, decreases in HF of (Falkner & Kushner, 1990) found that mental stress generated larger increases in blood pressure and heart rate in SS than SI subjects.…”

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Dietary sodium effects on heart rate variability in salt sensitivity of blood pressure

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High dietary sodium intake is a risk factor for hypertension, and heart rate variability (HRV) is decreased in hypertension. Effects of dietary sodium intake on HRV of normotensive persons have not, however, been investigated to date. The present study examined effects of low and high sodium diets on blood pressure, heart rate, and HRV in 36 healthy, normotensive women, ages 40-70. Each was placed on a low sodium diet for six days followed by a high sodium diet for six days. High salt diet increased mean systolic blood pressure, decreased heart rate, and increased high frequency HRV (HF). Cardiac vagal tone, estimated at baseline from heart period and a time domain estimate of respiratory sinus arrhythmia, was higher in salt-sensitive than salt-insensitive subjects. The finding of increased vagal tone in normotensive persons on high salt intake indicates that dietary sodium status should be considered in behavioral studies of HRV. Index termsblood pressure; heart rate variability; sodium Behavioral interactions can influence the development of cardiovascular disease via effects on autonomic regulation of the heart. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive window into autonomic control of cardiac function, and can be analyzed via time and frequency domain measures (Task Force of the European Society, 1996). Power spectral density methodology (Kay & Marple, 1981) identifies periodic components of HRV and estimates their frequency and power. The frequency domain includes a low frequency component (LF), which reflects a combination of sympathetic and parasympathetic influences, and a high frequency component (HF), which reflects parasympathetic influence (Berntson, Cacioppo & Quigley 1993). An estimate of sympathovagal balance is derived from the ratio of low frequency to high frequency power (LF/HF).Some forms of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension are characterized by decreased HRV (Mortara, et al., 1994;Piccirillo, et al. 1996;Stein & Kleiger, 1999;Virtanen, Jula, Kuusela, Helenius & Voipio-Pulkki, 2003;Lucini, De Vede, Parati & Pagani, 2005). Job strain and low decision latitude have also been associated with decreased HF (e.g. Gallo, Bogart, Vranceanu & Wait, 2004;Collins, Karasek & Costas, 2005).Several studies have shown that behavioral procedures that increase blood pressure and heart rate acutely also alter HRV consistent with decreases in parasympathetic activity (Madden & Savard, 1995;Reims et al, 2005;Guasti et al, 2005). In addition, decreases in HF of (Falkner & Kushner, 1990) found that mental stress generated larger increases in blood pressure and heart rate in SS than SI subjects. These studies also showed that salt-sensitivity was associated with greater anxiety and irritability (Deter, et al., 2006) and reduced vagal activity in response to mental stress (Buchholz et al 2003). The potential importance of the environment in cardiovascular response to salt-sensitivity was investigated in a study with salt-loaded medical students, who showed larger increases in resting blood ...

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Job characteristics, occupational status, and ambulatory cardiovascular activity in women

Abstract: Inasmuch as ambulatory SBP and HR predict future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, women with both lower status occupations and stressful job circumstances could be at disproportionately high cardiovascular risk.

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High Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women From the Belgian Job Stress Study

High Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women From the Belgian Job Stress Study

Quality of life, work ability and other important indicators of women’s occupational health

Dietary sodium effects on heart rate variability in salt sensitivity of blood pressure

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