Job strain and hypertension in women: Estudo Pro-Saúde

Authors

  • Márcia Guimarães de Mello Alves Universidade Federal Fluminense; Instituto de Saúde da Comunidade; Departamento de Planejamento em Saúde
  • Dóra Chor Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca; Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde
  • Eduardo Faerstein Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Medicina Social; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Guilherme L Werneck Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Medicina Social; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Claudia S Lopes Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Medicina Social; Departamento de Epidemiologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102009000500019

Keywords:

Women, Hypertension, Professional Burnout, Working Women, Occupational Health

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the association between job strain and hypertension in the female population. A cross-sectional study was performed with 1,819 women who participated in the Estudo Pró-Saúde (Pro-Health Study), in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, between 1999 and 2001. The Brazilian version of the short version of the Job Stress Scale (demand-control model) was used. Overall prevalence of measured hypertension (>;140/90 mmHg and/or antihypertensive drug use) was 24%. Compared to participants with jobs classified as low strain, adjusted prevalence ratios for hypertension in women who performed passive and active high-strain jobs were, respectively, 0.93 (95% CI: 0.72;1.20), 1.06 (95% CI: 0.86;1.32) and 1.14 (95% CI: 0.88;1.47). Longitudinal analyses should be performed to clarify the role of these work environment psychosocial characteristics as a determinant of hypertension.

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Published

2009-10-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Alves, M. G. de M., Chor, D., Faerstein, E., Werneck, G. L., & Lopes, C. S. (2009). Job strain and hypertension in women: Estudo Pro-Saúde . Revista De Saúde Pública, 43(5), 893-896. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102009000500019