Workplace bullying and violence as risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a multicohort study and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

The aim of this multicohort study was to examine whether employees exposed to social stressors at work, such as workplace bullying and violence, have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Methods

The study included 45,905 men and women (40-65 years of age and free of diabetes at baseline) from four studies in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Workplace bullying and violence were self-reported at baseline. Incident diabetes was ascertained through national health and medication records and death registers. Marginal structural Cox models adjusted for age, sex, country of birth, marital status and educational level were used for the analyses.

Results

Nine per cent of the population reported being bullied at work and 12% were exposed to workplace violence or th

SUBMITTER: Xu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005336 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature