Why the study?
Are occupational characteristics (job type, control, demands) associated with subclinical atherosclerosis (carotid IMT) in adults free of clinical CVD?
Population
6,814 adults aged 45-84 years, free of clinical cardiovascular disease from the Multi-Ethnic Study of…
Comparison
Blue-collar, sales/office, or service… vs Management/professional occupations; high job…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May link occupational factors to subclinical atherosclerosis; cross-sectional data leave causality and clinical relevance open.
Are occupational characteristics (job type, control, demands) associated with subclinical atherosclerosis (carotid IMT) in adults free of clinical CVD?
Blue-collar occupations and low job control are associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, suggesting a link between occupational factors and early subclinical atherosclerosis.
Fujishiro et al. (2010) studied this question.
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