| Document ID (ISN) | 101464 |
| CIS number |
03-191 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chang S.J., Koh S.B., Cha B.S., Park J.K. |
| Title |
Job characteristics and blood coagulation factors in Korean male workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2002, Vol.44, No.11, p.997-1002. 33 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study examined the possible relationship between Karasek's job strain model and blood coagulation factors VII and VIII as risk factors for cardiovascular disease in male Korean workers. Four levels of strain were identified (high strain, active, passive and low strain), and 40 male workers subject to each of the strain levels were invited to participate in the study. In univariate analyses, decision latitude was negatively related to blood coagulation factors VII and VIII. Work demand was positively related to coagulation factor VIII, but not to factor VII. Multiple regression analyses showed that job strain was associated with blood coagulation factor VIII after controlling for smoking, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. These results indicate that job characteristics may be related to blood coagulation, and contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease with other classical risk factors. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
male workers; psychology and sociology; cardiovascular diseases; stress factors; risk factors; blood coagulation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; Korea, Republic of; cholesterol; determination in blood; psychology of work organization; blood pressure; statistical evaluation; smoking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Korea, Republic of |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Blood diseases
Psychological factors
Mental stress and burnout
Cardiovascular diseases
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