Open AccessPhysical work demands, hypertension status, and risk of ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in the Copenhagen Male Study
Author(s) -
Andreas Holtermann,
Ole Steen Mortensen,
Hermann Burr,
Karen Søgaard,
Finn Gyntelberg,
Poul Suadicani
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3120
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , hazard ratio , angina , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , population , confidence interval , body mass index , physical fitness , cardiology , physical therapy , demography , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology
Increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality from high physical work demands has been observed among men with low physical fitness and leisure time physical activity. We tested whether hypertensive men are at a particularly high risk of IHD mortality when exposed to high physical work demands.