Job strain in relation to body mass index: pooled analysis of 160 000 adults from 13 cohort studies

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  • S T Nyberg
  • K Heikkilä
  • E I Fransson
  • L Alfredsson
  • D De Bacquer
  • Bjørner, Jakob
  • S Bonenfant
  • M Borritz
  • H Burr
  • A Casini
  • E Clays
  • N Dragano
  • R Erbel
  • G A Geuskens
  • M Goldberg
  • W E Hooftman
  • I L Houtman
  • K-H Jöckel
  • F Kittel
  • A Knutsson
  • M Koskenvuo
  • C Leineweber
  • T Lunau
  • I E H Madsen
  • L L Magnusson Hanson
  • M G Marmot
  • M L Nielsen
  • M Nordin
  • T Oksanen
  • J Pentti
  • Rugulies, Reiner Ernst
  • J Siegrist
  • S Suominen
  • J Vahtera
  • M Virtanen
  • P Westerholm
  • H Westerlund
  • M Zins
  • J E Ferrie
  • T Theorell
  • A Steptoe
  • M Hamer
  • A Singh-Manoux
  • G D Batty
  • M Kivimäki
  • IPD-Work Consortium
Evidence of an association between job strain and obesity is inconsistent, mostly limited to small-scale studies, and does not distinguish between categories of underweight or obesity subclasses.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Internal Medicine
Volume272
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)65-73
Number of pages9
ISSN0954-6820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

    Research areas

  • Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Employment, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Odds Ratio, Overweight, Stress, Psychological, Weight Gain

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