Table 2.
Description of exposure and outcome variables of study sample, ELSA-Brasil 2012–2014.
| Character | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total (7503) | 3998 (53.3) | 3505 (46.7) |
| Exposure to Occupational Stress | ||
| Demand–control model | ||
| 1st tertile (low score) | 1192 (29.8) ** | 1350 (38.5) ** |
| 2nd tertile | 1243 (31.1) | 1146 (32.7) |
| 3rd tertile | 1563 (39.1) | 1009 (28.8) |
| Social support | ||
| 1st tertile (high score) | 761 (19.0) ** | 855 (24.4) ** |
| 2nd tertile | 1791 (44.8) | 1583 (45.2) |
| 3rd tertile | 1446 (36.2) | 1067 (30.4) |
| Effort–reward model | ||
| 1st tertile (low score) | 1222 (30.6) ** | 1172 (33.4) ** |
| 2nd tertile | 1291 (32.3) | 1192 (34.0) |
| 3rd tertile | 1485 (37.1) | 1141 (32.6) |
| Overcommitment | ||
| 1st tertile (low score) | 1064 (26.6) * | 987 (28.2) * |
| 2nd tertile | 1660 (41.5) | 1480 (42.2) |
| 3rd tertile | 1274 (31.9) | 1038 (29.6) |
| Simultaneous Exposure to Occupational Stress |
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| DC and low SS present | 997 (24.9) ** | 584 (16.7) ** |
| ERI and OC present | 838 (21.0) ** | 634 (18.1) ** |
| DC and ERI present | 1029 (25.7) ** | 667 (19.0) ** |
| Glycemic Alterations Outcomes | ||
| Normal | 3248 (81.2) * | 2944 (84.0) * |
| Prediabetes maintenance | 256 (6.4) | 185 (5.3) |
| Incident prediabetes | 405 (10.1) | 298 (8.5) |
| Incident diabetes | 89 (2.2) | 78 (2.2) |
DC: demand–control model. SS: social support. ERI: effort–reward imbalance model. OC: overcommitment. * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01 in the Chi-squared test for gender difference.