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. 2018 Nov 16;17:79. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0423-9

Table 2.

Associations between each occupational stressors and SBP difference: 5 year-follow-up (linear regressions)

N = 1156 SBP difference T2-T1 Unadjusted model SBP difference T2-T1 Adjusted model
Whole sample Initial SBP < 130 mmHg Initial SBP ≥ 130 mmHg Whole sample Initial SBP < 130 mmHg Initial SBP ≥ 130 mmHg
Occupational stressors β. SE p β. SE p β. SE p β. SE p β. SE p β. SE p
Physical risks
 Carrying heavy loads, yes (ref: no) 0.48 1.05 0.64 2.24 1.17 0.06 −0.001 1.82 1.00 0.79 1.06 0.46 0.28 1.25 0.82 0.92 2.16 0.67
 Intense noise, yes (ref: no) 0.41 1.20 0.73 2.84 1.43 0.047 0.96 1.95 0.62 0.76 1.33 0.57 −0.38 1.60 0.81 0.20 2.55 0.94
Organisational factors
 Working at the weekend, yes (ref: no) −1.23 1.00 0.22 −0.65 1.08 0.55 −3.03 1.81 0.09 −1.07 0.90 0.23 −1.10 1.06 0.30 −2.41 1.84 0.19
  >  48 h /week, yes (ref: no) 0.88 1.13 0.44 3.39 1.30 0.009 0.52 1.90 0.78 0.31 1.18 0.80 1.21 1.41 0.39 −0.08 2.37 0.97
 Rotating shifts, yes (ref: no) 0.03 1.08 0.98 0.99 1.20 0.41 −0.001 1.90 1.00 −0.57 1.10 0.60 −0.96 1.26 0.45 −0.60 2.30 0.80
 Bedtime > midnight, yes (ref: no) 1.20 1.20 0.32 2.12 1.40 0.13 2.90 1.99 0.15 1.16 1.29 0.37 −0.77 1.52 0.61 3.89 2.57 0.13
 Getting up < 5 AM, yes (ref: no) 0.59 1.19 0.62 2.00 1.41 0.16 2.43 1.94 0.21 1.04 1.29 0.42 −0.99 1.55 0.52 3.92 2.49 0.12
Psychosocial factors
 Job strain (ref: low)
  Passive work −1.68 1.92 0.38 0.69 2.19 0.75 −4.18 3.22 0.20 −0.79 1.74 0.65 0.16 2.14 0.94 −4.51 3.29 0.17
  Active work 1.88 1.17 0.106 2.29 1.29 0.08 0.34 2.06 0.87 2.38 1.07 0.03 2.33 1.27 0.07 1.49 2.10 0.48
  High strain 2.00 2.16 0.36 4.02 2.25 0.08 −6.18 4.33 0.16 1.96 1.94 0.31 4.64 2.18 0.03 −3.94 4.32 0.36
 Work under time pressure, yes (ref: no) −0.21 1.33 0.87 2.31 1.56 0.14 −0.63 2.17 0.77 −0.75 1.55 0.63 −0.93 1.80 0.61 −3.65 3.16 0.25
 Job recognition, yes (ref: no) −1.92 1.18 0.10 −3.48 1.26 0.006 2.25 2.20 0.31 −1.26 1.07 0.24 −3.19 1.24 0.01 2.30 2.21 0.30
 Income-productivity 0.28 1.38 0.84 2.81 1.64 0.09 0.15 2.22 0.95 −1.75 1.67 0.30 −0.99 1.91 0.61 −1.51 3.52 0.67
Employment factors
 First job age (ref: 18–20 yo)
   < 18 0.22 1.12 0.85 0.46 1.33 0.73 3.46 1.76 0.05 0.79 1.07 0.46 −1.17 1.36 0.39 3.26 1.92 0.09
   > 20 0.93 1.11 0.40 0.19 1.19 0.87 0.60 2.02 0.77 1.17 1.21 0.34 0.83 1.39 0.55 1.22 2.54 0.63
 Blue-collars (ref: white collars) −0.67 0.94 0.47 0.41 1.06 0.70 −1.72 1.56 0.27 −0.64 1.03 0.54 0.44 1.32 0.74 −3.04 1.83 0.098

Footnotes: Each model was adjusted for individual characteristics evaluated at T1 (age group at eligibility, gender, BMI, smoking habits, daily alcohol intake, leisure time physical activity, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia), for treatment for hypertension at T1 and T2, employment at T1 and T2, and educational attainment, and initial BP level (for the whole sample)

Significance of p-value < 0.5 are set in bold