Table II.
Job characteristic scores, self-rated fatigue and stress, and blood pressure measurements across interview waves during pregnancy for participants responding to all four surveys. N= 49
| Interview wave | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Effort | 14.9 | 4.5 | 13.6† | 4.3 | 13.3** | 4.0 | 12.9** | 5.0 | |
| Reward | 19.9 | 7.6 | 18.0† | 6.3 | 18.1† | 6.4 | 18.0† | 6.3 | |
| Effort-Reward Imbalance | 1.79 | 0.64 | 1.76 | 0.59 | 1.77 | 0.74 | 1.70 | 0.73 | |
| Overcommitment | 13.7 | 5.9 | 12.6* | 5.4 | 11.8** | 5.7 | 11.3** | 5.9 | |
| Job Control | 12.4 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 2.4 | |
| Job Strain: N (%) | 18 | 37% | 14 | 29% | 8 | 16% | 7 | 14% | |
| Fatigue Score | 67 | 23 | 48 | 25 | 56 | 22 | 67 | 21 | |
| Stress (self-rated) | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Blood Pressure (mmHg) | Systolic | 114 | 10 | 113 | 11 | 115 | 13 | 118* | 11 |
| Diastolic | 70 | 9.6 | 68 | 8.4 | 69 | 8.6 | 74* | 7.5 | |
†
p<0.10 by paired t-test versus score at interview wave 1
*
p<0. 05 by paired t-test versus score at interview wave 1
**
p<0.01 by paired t-test versus value at interview wave 1