Open AccessJob control and ambulatory blood pressure
Author(s) -
Vera J. C. McCarthy,
Ivan J. Perry,
Birgit A. Greiner
Publication year - 2014
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.3435
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory , ambulatory blood pressure , psychosocial , confidence interval , confounding , body mass index , odds ratio , population , physical therapy , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology
The effect of work on blood pressure (BP) in a general population with appropriate adjustment for confounders is not well defined. High job control has been found to be associated with lower BP and with nocturnal BP dipping. However, with older workers this may be compromised and has not been studied extensively.