June 30, 2006

File Under: Duh!

From CNN, for all those of you who know the feeling of stomach-churning/burning and the pressure creeping up your neck throughout the day.

In a study that followed more than 6,719 white-collar workers for 7.5 years, Canadian researchers found that those with high job demands, and reported low levels of social support in the office, tended to have higher blood pressure than other workers.

The relationship was stronger among men than among women. As a group, men with high job strain had higher blood pressure and were at greater risk of blood pressure increases over time than those with less stressful work.

In addition, the study found that men and women who said they got little support from their bosses and co-workers seemed particularly vulnerable to the blood pressure effects of job strain.

"Our study supports the hypothesis that job strain, particularly in workers with low social support at work, may contribute to increased blood pressure," lead author Dr. Chantal Guimont of Laval University in Quebec told Reuters Health.

Not that academics have low levels of social support and high stress on the job, or anything.

Posted by binky at June 30, 2006 01:52 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Health


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