Influence of job strain on changes in body mass index and waist circumference - 6 year longitudinal study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-296

  Ishizaki, Masao ^a   Nakagawa, Hideaki ^a   Morikawa, Yuko ^a   Honda, Ryumon ^a   Yamada, Yuichi ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^b   Haratani, T ^c   Kobayashi, F ^d   Araki, S ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Job control; Job demand; Waist circumference change

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STRAIN; WORKPLACE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; FOLLOW UP;

EID: 55049085329     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1267     Document Type: Article

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