Open AccessJob strain and blood pressure in African Americans: the Pitt County Study.
Author(s) -
Anne B. Curtis,
S. James,
T. E. Raghunathan,
Kirsten H. Alcser
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.8.1297
Subject(s) - job strain , medicine , blood pressure , demography , percentile , psychosocial , confidence interval , anthropometry , odds ratio , gerontology , cohort study , prospective cohort study , cohort , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry , sociology
This report examined whether job strain (or its components, decision latitude and job demands) was associated with elevated blood pressure levels in a community-based sample of 726 African-American adults.
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