Job Stress May Boost Odds of Serious Artery Disease
Work stress may increase your risk for ending up in the hospital with peripheral artery disease, a new study suggests. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when cholesterol or other fatty substances accumulate in blood vessels away from the heart usually in the legs and restrict blood flow. Left untreated, PAD increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Work stress may increase your risk that you will end up in a hospital with peripheral artery disease, a new study suggests. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when cholesterol or other fatty substances build up in blood vessels away from the heart, usually in the legs, and reduce blood flow. Untreated, PAD increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Previous studies have linked work stress to other types of artery-clogging disease, but few have specifically examined PAD. This new study assessed the association between work stress and hospital treatment for PAD. The results were published April 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Previous studies have linked work stress to other types of artery-clogging disease, but few have specifically investigated PAD. The new study assessed the association between work stress and hospital treatment for PAD. The results were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on 28 April.
"Our findings suggest that work-related stress may be a risk factor for peripheral artery disease in a similar way as it is for heart disease and stroke," lead study author Katriina Heikkila said in a journal news release. She's a senior researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
"Our findings suggest that work-related stress may be a risk factor for peripheral artery disease in the same way as it is for heart disease and stroke," said Katrina Heikkila, a leading author of the study, in a news release. She is a senior researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm , Sweden.
Researchers analyzed the health records of 139,000 men and women who took part in 11 studies conducted between 1985 and 2008 in Finland, Sweden, Denmarand the United Kingdom. Participants were ages 39-49 on average, and had no history of PAD when the studies began.
Researchers analyzed the health records of 139,000 men and women who participated in 11 studies conducted between 1985 and 2008 in Finland , Sweden, Denmar and the United Kingdom. The participants were 39-49 years of age on average and had no history of PAD when the studies began.
Over an average 13 years of follow-up. 0.2% to 1.8% of the participants were hospitalized for PAD. The risk was1.4 times higher among those with work stress than among those without work stress, according to the study, though only an association was seen. There is limited evidence linking job strain to heart disease, but stress is associated with increased inflammation and higher blood glucose levels. This could contribute to complications and worsening of PAD, according to the researchers.
Over an average of 13 years of follow-up. 0.2% to 1.8% of participants were hospitalized for PAD. The risk was 1.4 times higher among those with work stress than among those without work stress, according to the study, although only the association was seen. There is limited evidence linking work strain to heart disease, but stress is associated with increased inflammation and increased blood glucose levels.According to the researchers, this could contribute to complications and worsening of PAD.
PAD affects more than 200 million people worldwide, including more than 8.5 million in the United States. Symptoms include leg pain while walking.
PAD affects more than 200 million people around the world, including more than 8.5 million in the United States. Symptoms include pain in the leg while walking.
The rich may get richer, but they don't always have healthier hearts, according to an analysis published.Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Rich people may get richer, but they don't always have healthier hearts, according to an analysis published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers found that "upwardly mobile" adults .. essentially those with lower incomes earlier in life who rose up the socioeconomic ladder - had significantly less stress and lower rates of depression than those less fortunate, but had a higher risk for metabolic syndrome.
Researchers have found that "upwardly mobile" adults ... Essentially, those with lower incomes earlier in life who rose the socio-economic ladder-had significantly lower stress and depression rates than those less fortunate, but had a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.
More than 30 percent of all American adults have metabolic syndrome, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it is most common among white males.
More than 30% of all American adults have metabolic syndrome, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is most common among white males.
Metabolic syndrome is actually a collection of symptoms .. including being overweight and having high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and high blood glucose that are signs of future increased risk for diabetes, stroke and heart attack.
Metabolic syndrome is, in fact, a collection of symptoms. Including overweight and high blood pressure , high cholesterol and high blood glucose, which are signs of an increased risk of diabetes, stroke and heart attack in the future.
In their analysis of data from two studies, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the Midlife in the United States Study, researchers assessed health information on more than 9,400 Americans from adolescence into adulthood.
In their analysis of data from two studies, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and Midlife in the United States Study , researchers assessed health information for more than 9,400 Americans from adolescence to adulthood.
They grouped participants into one of four categories based on their family income during childhood and adulthood : those who were consistently advantaged or consistently disadvantaged and those who experienced upward or downward mobility .. meaning higher or lower income in adulthood relative to childhood.
They grouped participants into one of four categories on the basis of their family income during childhood and adulthood: those who were consistently advantaged or consistently disadvantaged, and those who experienced upward or downward mobility. This means higher or lower income in adulthood relative to childhood.
They sought to identify any connections between various "psychosocial factors, like perceived stress, and cardiovascular health.
They sought to identify any link between various psychosocial factors, such as perceived stress, and cardiovascular health.
Perhaps not surprisingly, downwardly mobile and consistently disadvantaged adults had higher perceived stress levels than their upwardly mobile and consistently advantaged counterparts. Similarly, the prevalence of depression was higher among these groups, at 25 to 30 percent to compared to roughly 15 percent.
Perhaps not surprisingly, downward-mobile and consistently disadvantaged adults had higher perceived stress levels than their upwardly mobile and consistently advantaged counterparts. Similarly, the prevalence of depression among these groups was higher at 25 to 30 per cent compared to approximately 15 per cent.
Notably, though, the pattern was reversed for metabolic syndrome. As much as 45 percent of the upwardly mobile participants were diagnosed with the condition, more than any of the other groups in the analysis. Because higher socioeconomic status has historically been associated with fewer health problems, researchers noted, it is commonly believed that as people's financial conditions improve, so will their health.
Notably, however, the pattern for metabolic syndrome has been reversed. As many as 45 percent of the upwardly mobile participants were diagnosed with the condition, more than any of the other groups in the analysis. Because higher socio-economic status has historically been associated with fewer health problems, researchers have noted, it is commonly believed that, as people's financial conditions improve, they do.
The new findings, however, suggest that upward mobility entails a "trade-off," in which improving financial conditions bring better psychological well-being but worse cardiometabolic health.
However, new findings suggest that upward mobility involves a trade-off in which better financial conditions bring better psychological well-being, but worse cardio-metabolic health.
Work stress may increase your risk that you will end up in a hospital with peripheral artery disease, a new study suggests. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when cholesterol or other fatty substances build up in blood vessels away from the heart, usually in the legs, and reduce blood flow. Untreated, PAD increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Previous studies have linked work stress to other types of artery-clogging disease, but few have specifically examined PAD. This new study assessed the association between work stress and hospital treatment for PAD. The results were published April 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Previous studies have linked work stress to other types of artery-clogging disease, but few have specifically investigated PAD. The new study assessed the association between work stress and hospital treatment for PAD. The results were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on 28 April.
"Our findings suggest that work-related stress may be a risk factor for peripheral artery disease in a similar way as it is for heart disease and stroke," lead study author Katriina Heikkila said in a journal news release. She's a senior researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
"Our findings suggest that work-related stress may be a risk factor for peripheral artery disease in the same way as it is for heart disease and stroke," said Katrina Heikkila, a leading author of the study, in a news release. She is a senior researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm , Sweden.
Researchers analyzed the health records of 139,000 men and women who took part in 11 studies conducted between 1985 and 2008 in Finland, Sweden, Denmarand the United Kingdom. Participants were ages 39-49 on average, and had no history of PAD when the studies began.
Researchers analyzed the health records of 139,000 men and women who participated in 11 studies conducted between 1985 and 2008 in Finland , Sweden, Denmar and the United Kingdom. The participants were 39-49 years of age on average and had no history of PAD when the studies began.
Over an average 13 years of follow-up. 0.2% to 1.8% of the participants were hospitalized for PAD. The risk was1.4 times higher among those with work stress than among those without work stress, according to the study, though only an association was seen. There is limited evidence linking job strain to heart disease, but stress is associated with increased inflammation and higher blood glucose levels. This could contribute to complications and worsening of PAD, according to the researchers.
Over an average of 13 years of follow-up. 0.2% to 1.8% of participants were hospitalized for PAD. The risk was 1.4 times higher among those with work stress than among those without work stress, according to the study, although only the association was seen. There is limited evidence linking work strain to heart disease, but stress is associated with increased inflammation and increased blood glucose levels.According to the researchers, this could contribute to complications and worsening of PAD.
PAD affects more than 200 million people worldwide, including more than 8.5 million in the United States. Symptoms include leg pain while walking.
PAD affects more than 200 million people around the world, including more than 8.5 million in the United States. Symptoms include pain in the leg while walking.
The rich may get richer, but they don't always have healthier hearts, according to an analysis published.Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Rich people may get richer, but they don't always have healthier hearts, according to an analysis published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers found that "upwardly mobile" adults .. essentially those with lower incomes earlier in life who rose up the socioeconomic ladder - had significantly less stress and lower rates of depression than those less fortunate, but had a higher risk for metabolic syndrome.
Researchers have found that "upwardly mobile" adults ... Essentially, those with lower incomes earlier in life who rose the socio-economic ladder-had significantly lower stress and depression rates than those less fortunate, but had a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.
More than 30 percent of all American adults have metabolic syndrome, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it is most common among white males.
More than 30% of all American adults have metabolic syndrome, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is most common among white males.
Metabolic syndrome is actually a collection of symptoms .. including being overweight and having high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and high blood glucose that are signs of future increased risk for diabetes, stroke and heart attack.
Metabolic syndrome is, in fact, a collection of symptoms. Including overweight and high blood pressure , high cholesterol and high blood glucose, which are signs of an increased risk of diabetes, stroke and heart attack in the future.
In their analysis of data from two studies, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the Midlife in the United States Study, researchers assessed health information on more than 9,400 Americans from adolescence into adulthood.
In their analysis of data from two studies, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and Midlife in the United States Study , researchers assessed health information for more than 9,400 Americans from adolescence to adulthood.
They grouped participants into one of four categories based on their family income during childhood and adulthood : those who were consistently advantaged or consistently disadvantaged and those who experienced upward or downward mobility .. meaning higher or lower income in adulthood relative to childhood.
They grouped participants into one of four categories on the basis of their family income during childhood and adulthood: those who were consistently advantaged or consistently disadvantaged, and those who experienced upward or downward mobility. This means higher or lower income in adulthood relative to childhood.
They sought to identify any connections between various "psychosocial factors, like perceived stress, and cardiovascular health.
They sought to identify any link between various psychosocial factors, such as perceived stress, and cardiovascular health.
Perhaps not surprisingly, downwardly mobile and consistently disadvantaged adults had higher perceived stress levels than their upwardly mobile and consistently advantaged counterparts. Similarly, the prevalence of depression was higher among these groups, at 25 to 30 percent to compared to roughly 15 percent.
Perhaps not surprisingly, downward-mobile and consistently disadvantaged adults had higher perceived stress levels than their upwardly mobile and consistently advantaged counterparts. Similarly, the prevalence of depression among these groups was higher at 25 to 30 per cent compared to approximately 15 per cent.
Notably, though, the pattern was reversed for metabolic syndrome. As much as 45 percent of the upwardly mobile participants were diagnosed with the condition, more than any of the other groups in the analysis. Because higher socioeconomic status has historically been associated with fewer health problems, researchers noted, it is commonly believed that as people's financial conditions improve, so will their health.
Notably, however, the pattern for metabolic syndrome has been reversed. As many as 45 percent of the upwardly mobile participants were diagnosed with the condition, more than any of the other groups in the analysis. Because higher socio-economic status has historically been associated with fewer health problems, researchers have noted, it is commonly believed that, as people's financial conditions improve, they do.
The new findings, however, suggest that upward mobility entails a "trade-off," in which improving financial conditions bring better psychological well-being but worse cardiometabolic health.
However, new findings suggest that upward mobility involves a trade-off in which better financial conditions bring better psychological well-being, but worse cardio-metabolic health.
Comments
Post a Comment