Association between workplace social capital and systolic blood pressure among 23 173 workers at 367 small-sized and medium-sized enterprises in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social capital (SC) has been shown to be inversely associated with elevated blood pressure. While SC in the workplace may also be associated with blood pressure, it has not been extensively studied. We aimed to investigate the association between workplace SC and systolic blood pressure (SBP).

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

367 small-sized and medium-sized companies in Japan.

Participants

A total of 23 173 participants (15 991 males and 7182 females) aged ≥18 years.

Exposure of interest

SC was assessed using individual responses to eight 4-point Likert questions used in the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire. Workplace SC was assessed as the mean of individual-level responses to the SC questions from those working in the same company.

SUBMITTER: Inoue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826556 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature