Table 4b.
Unadjusted and adjusted number of metabolic syndrome components by tertiles of Spielberger Police Stress Scores for women.
| Spielberger Police Stress Survey | Total Score | Administrative/Organizational Pressure Score | Physical/Psychological Threat Score | Lack of Support Score | ||||||||
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| Range | Unadjusted | Age and smoking adjusted | Range | Unadjusted | Age and smoking adjusted | Range | Unadjusted | Age and smoking adjusted | Range | Unadjusted | Age and smoking adjusted | |
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| Low | 0.4–29.1 | 0.53 (0.83) | 0.45 (0.20) | 0–23.5 | 0.62 (0.85) | 0.59 (0.20) | 0–37.9 | 0.50 (0.83) | 0.45 (0.20) | 0–25.0 | 0.62 (0.92) | 0.57 (0.20) |
| Middle | 29.8–55.1 | 0.82 (1.00) | 0.90 (0.19) | 23.9–45.7 | 0.88 (1.09) | 0.92 (0.20) | 38.2–62.7 | 0.88 (1.01) | 0.93 (0.19) | 26.2–57.7 | 0.76 (0.96) | 0.82 (0.19) |
| High | 55.8–86.8 | 1.38 (1.33) | 1.32 (0.19) | 46.1–84.1 | 1.24 (1.30) | 1.19 (0.19) | 63.5–89.8 | 1.35 (1.32) | 1.31 (0.19) | 58.5–85.8 | 1.35 (1.32) | 1.30 (0.19) |
| p-value* | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.004 | 0.006 | ||||
| Stress Index for Past Month** | ||||||||||||
| Low | 0–29.4 | 0.71 (0.84) | 0.70 (0.20) | 0–23.9 | 0.65 (0.81) | 0.65 (0.21) | 0–30.6 | 0.79 (0.84) | 0.77 (0.21) | 0–30.0 | 0.68 (0.91) | 0.70 (0.20) |
| Middle | 29.4–94.5 | 0.79 (1.20) | 0.78 (0.19) | 25.7–99.1 | 0.97 (1.24) | 0.96 (0.20) | 33.9–88.8 | 0.88 (1.23) | 0.88 (0.20) | 30.8–83.5 | 0.76 (0.96) | 0.74 (0.19) |
| High | 95.3–359.0 | 1.24 (1.23) | 1.22 (0.19) | 101.5–365.4 | 1.12 (1.23) | 1.10 (0.19) | 94.6–372.1 | 1.06 (1.25) | 1.07 (0.19) | 85.6–483.3 | 1.29 (1.36) | 1.27 (0.19) |
| p-value* | 0.041 | 0.040 | 0.021 | 0.023 | 0.239 | 0.229 | 0.042 | 0.043 | ||||
| Stress Index for Past Year** | ||||||||||||
| Low | 0–145.8 | 0.76 (0.85) | 0.72 (0.21) | 0–141.2 | 0.74 (0.86) | 0.72 (0.21) | 0–146.9 | 0.91 (1.11) | 0.87 (0.21) | 0–121.0 | 0.74 (0.93) | 0.72 (0.21) |
| Middle | 150.4–385.2 | 0.82 (1.19) | 0.86 (0.20) | 144.4–378.5 | 0.88 (1.20) | 0.86 (0.20) | 158.3–412.7 | 0.71 (1.09) | 0.76 (0.20) | 128.5–293.7 | 0.85 (1.18) | 0.83 (0.20) |
| High | 391.0–1195 | 1.15 (1.26) | 1.12 (0.20) | 389.5–1143 | 1.12 (1.25) | 1.12 (0.20) | 415.6–1210 | 1.12 (1.15) | 1.09 (0.20) | 296.3–1371 | 1.15 (1.21) | 1.16 (0.19) |
| p-value* | 0.166 | 0.175 | 0.110 | 0.118 | 0.403 | 0.435 | 0.143 | 0.144 | ||||
Unadjusted values are the mean (standard deviation). Adjusted values are the mean (standard error).
*
p-values are for the linear trend.
**
Stress indices are the product of the stress rating and the frequency in the past month (Stress Index for Past Month) and past year (Stress Index for Past Year).