Key result
Early unemployment between ages 16 and 21 was associated with increased odds of hypertension at age 43 among women (OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.45-6.89), but not among men.
Cohort (n=927)
AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between early unemployment (ages 16-21 years) and adult hypertension after controlling for earlier hypertension, unemployment in adult life, risk factors for hypertension and confounders. METHODS: A cohort of 927 (86.6% of the original cohort) 9th grade school-leavers was followed from 1981 until 2008. Data were collected through questionnaires, health examinations, and national registers. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used as primary statistical methods. RESULTS: At ages 21 and 43, hypertension was significantly more prevalent among men than women (p < .001). Unemployment between the ages of 16 and 21 was related to hypertension at age 43 among women but not men. The odds ratio (OR) was persistently high (OR 3.16 [95% confidence interval 1.45-6.89]) after controlling for late unemployment, hypertension at age 16, risk factors for hypertension and confounders. There was no significant relationship between exposure to early unemployment and hypertension at age 21 for women or men. CONCLUSIONS: From a public health perspective, youth unemployment is a societal problem in need of more attention and intervention in order to prevent long-term adverse health outcomes.
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Nygren et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in hypertension (n=927). Early unemployment (ages 16-21 years) vs. No early unemployment was evaluated on Hypertension at age 43 (OR 3.16, 95% CI 1.45-6.89). Early unemployment between ages 16 and 21 was associated with increased odds of hypertension at age 43 among women (OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.45-6.89), but not among men.
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