A cohort study on the association between changing occupational stress, hair cortisol concentration, and hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the relationship between changing occupational stress levels, hair cortisol concentration (HCC), and hypertension.

Methods

Baseline blood pressure of 2520 workers was measured in 2015. The Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised Edition (OSI-R) was used to assess changes in occupational stress. Occupational stress and blood pressure were followed up annually from January 2016 to December 2017. The final cohort numbered 1784 workers. The mean age of the cohort was 37.77±7.53 years and the percentage male was 46.52%. At baseline, 423 eligible subjects were randomly selected for hair sample collection to determine cortisol levels.

Results

Increased occupational stress was a risk factor for hypertension [risk ratio (RR) = 4.200, 95% confidence interval

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191276 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature