Table 4.
Serum total cholesterol concentration and body mass index at follow up* by levels of work characteristics. Means are adjusted for baseline value, sex, and age
| Characteristic
|
Serum total cholesterol (mmol/l×100)
|
Body mass index (kg/m2)
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE)
|
P value
|
Mean (SE)
|
P value
|
||
| Job strain: | 0.050 | 0.151 | |||
| Low | 634.6 (6.28) | 24.8 (0.14) | |||
| Intermediate | 649.0 (4.34) | 25.1 (0.10) | |||
| High | 655.8 (6.07) | 25.2 (0.15) | |||
| Job control (a component of job strain): | 0.033 | 0.008 | |||
| High | 635.2 (5.54) | 24.7 (0.13) | |||
| Intermediate | 653.8 (5.35) | 25.1 (0.13) | |||
| Low | 651.7 (5.16) | 25.3 (0.12) | |||
| Effort-reward imbalance: | 0.168 | 0.002 | |||
| Low | 639.0 (5.48) | 24.8 (0.12) | |||
| Intermediate | 652.0 (5.25) | 25.1 (0.12) | |||
| High | 651.1 (5.15) | 25.4 (0.13) | |||
*
Five year follow up of cholesterol and 10 year follow up of body mass.