Occupational stress is associated with major long-term weight gain in a Swedish population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Occupational stress and obesity are both increasing in prevalence, but prospective findings relating these conditions are inconsistent. We investigated if baseline as well as prolonged exposure to high job demands and low decision latitude were associated with major weight gain (≥ 10% of baseline weight) in 3872 Swedish women and men examined three times over 20 years in the population-based Västerbotten Intervention Program.

Methods

Anthropometry was measured and participants completed questionnaires on job strain, diet, and other lifestyle factors. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for confounders.

Results

Adjusting for age, baseline low decision latitude was associated with major weight ga

SUBMITTER: Klingberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435615 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature