Low educational attainment and demanding work conditions were significantly associated with higher prevalence of heavy smoking, alcohol consumption, and increased cholesterol and blood pressure.
Cohort (n=1,169)
Yes
Socioeconomic conditions are important in explaining variation in cardiovascular morbidity in advanced societies. To analyse whether cardiovascular risk factors vary according to socioeconomic status in a developing country, and more specifically, in an urban area of China, we compared data from structured interviews and cardiovascular screenings in a group of 1169 male workers (45-65 years). These men participated in the five-year follow-up of a prospective investigation started in 1982/83 in several plants in Wuhan. Unhealthy behaviours such as heavy cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were significantly more prevalent among men with low educational attainment and with jobs characterized by heavy physical workload, noise and heat. Men paid according to a new, highly demanding salary system exhibited significant increases in total cholesterol and systolic blood pressure from first to second screening. In conclusion, our findings show significant socioeconomic variation in cardiovascular risk factors among middle-aged male workers in China.
Siegrist et al. (Mon,) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=1,169). Low socioeconomic status and demanding work conditions vs. Higher socioeconomic status / other work conditions was evaluated on Cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure). Low educational attainment and demanding work conditions were significantly associated with higher prevalence of heavy smoking, alcohol consumption, and increased cholesterol and blood pressure.
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