Association between job stress on heart rate variability and metabolic syndrome in shipyard male workers

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 838-846

  Kang, Myung Guen ^a   Koh, Sang Baek ^b   Cha, Bong Suk ^b   Park, Jong Ku ^b   Woo, Jong Min ^c   Chang, Sei Jin ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Metabolic syndrome; Stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB ANALYSIS; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPYARD WORKER; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

EID: 9144269039     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.838     Document Type: Article

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