Table 5.
Associations of job strain with arterial stiffness in men (n = 858) and women (n = 1283) (β coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)).
| Variables | Men (Fully Adjusted Model) | Women (Fully Adjusted Model) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | Increase per SD | 0.020 (0.002, 0.037) * | 0.006 (−0.009, 0.022) |
| Control | Decrease per SD | 0.015 (−0.004, 0.033) | 0.002 (−0.014, 0.019) |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.230 | 0.307 | |
| Job strain | Low strain | 0 | 0 |
| Active | 0.027 (−0.022, 0.076) | 0.015 (−0.029, 0.059) | |
| Passive | 0.036 (−0.018, 0.090) | 0.000 (−0.041, 0.041) | |
| High strain | 0.078 (0.026, 0.130) ** | 0.015 (−0.032, 0.062) | |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.233 | 0.308 |
Linear regression, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, adjusted for age, marital status, education, employment position, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical exercise, vegetable intake, fatty food intake, BMI and hypertension.