Stressful jobs and lower pay double the risk of heart disease in men, according to a study. Workplace stress and effort-reward imbalance may increase heart disease risk, according to research….
A new study found that men with stressful jobs and lower wages are twice as likely to develop heart disease.
The study, published in ‘Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes’, found that job strain and effort-reward imbalance may increase heart disease risk.
Mathilde Lavigne-Robichaud, CHU de Quebec-University Laval Research Center, Canada, says, “Considering how much time people spend at work, understanding the relationship between work stressors and cardiovascular health is crucial for public health and workforce well-being.”
Men who reported job strain or effort-reward imbalance had a 49% higher risk of heart disease than those who did not.
Men with job strain and effort-reward imbalance had twice the risk of heart disease.
Job strain, according to Lavigne-Robichaud, is when employees have high job demands and low control over their work.
‘Effort-reward imbalance’ occurs when workers put in a lot of effort but think their pay is too low.
Nearly 6,500 healthy workers, averaging 45 years old, were followed from 2000 to 2018.
Researchers used proven questionnaires to measure job strain and effort-reward imbalance and health databases to find heart disease data.
Robichaud said, “Our results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing work environment stressors could be particularly effective for men and could also have positive implications for women, as these stress factors are associated with other prevalent health issues such as depression.”
Conclusion
According to a study in ‘Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes’, men with stressful jobs and lower wages are twice as likely to develop heart disease. Men with job strain or effort-reward imbalance had a 49% higher risk of heart disease than those without. Men with job strain and effort-reward imbalance had twice the risk of heart disease. Workplace psychosocial stress had mixed effects on women’s heart health. From 2000 to 2018, nearly 6,500 healthy 45-year-old workers were studied. Workplace stressors are linked to other health issues like depression, so interventions that reduce them may be particularly effective for men and beneficial for women.
