Job strain in relation to body mass index: pooled analysis of 160 000 adults from 13 cohort studies

S T Nyberg, K Heikkilä, E I Fransson, L Alfredsson, D De Bacquer, J B Bjorner, S Bonenfant, M Borritz, H Burr, A Casini, E Clays, N Dragano, R Erbel, G A Geuskens, M Goldberg, W E Hooftman, I L Houtman, K-H Jöckel, F Kittel, A KnutssonM Koskenvuo, C Leineweber, T Lunau, I E H Madsen, L L Magnusson Hanson, M G Marmot, M L Nielsen, M Nordin, T Oksanen, J Pentti, R Rugulies, J Siegrist, S Suominen, J Vahtera, M Virtanen, P Westerholm, H Westerlund, M Zins, J E Ferrie, T Theorell, A Steptoe, M Hamer, A Singh-Manoux, G D Batty, M Kivimäki, IPD-Work Consortium

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Abstract

Evidence of an association between job strain and obesity is inconsistent, mostly limited to small-scale studies, and does not distinguish between categories of underweight or obesity subclasses.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Internal Medicine
Volume272
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)65-73
Number of pages9
ISSN0954-6820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Employment
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity
  • Odds Ratio
  • Overweight
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Weight Gain

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