Associations between the Occupational Stress Index and Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Lipid Disorders in Middle-Aged Men and Women

Abstract

The study provides evidence for the association of work stress with metabolic disorders and hypertension. Total OSI associated significantly with DM type 2, arterial hypertension, and dyslipidemia in both genders. Different OSI aspects associated with these health issues in gender- and occupational-specific patterns. Underload, which represents lack of social communication, simple task preparation, and underestimation of working results, associated most strongly of all OSI aspects with disease in both the sexes.