Anne Jääskeläinen1, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Marja-Liisa Lindbohm, Nina Nevanperä, Jouko Remes, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Jaana Laitinen. 1. From the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Dr Jääskeläinen, Dr Kaila-Kangas, Dr Leino-Arjas, Dr Lindbohm, Ms Nevanperä, Mr Remes, and Dr Laitinen), Helsinki; Biocenter Oulu and Institute of Health Sciences (Dr Järvelin), University of Oulu; Department of Children and Young People and Families (Dr Järvelin), National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland; and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Dr Järvelin), MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between occupational psychosocial factors and obesity among 31-year-olds, adjusting for adolescent body mass index, physical strenuousness of work, and adverse health behaviors (ie, stress-related eating/drinking, leisure-time physical inactivity, smoking, and high alcohol consumption). METHODS: The study population comprised 2083 men and 1770 women from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. Obesity was defined as a body mass index of 30.0 kg/m or more. Psychosocial exposures were defined in terms of demands, control, and social support at work. RESULTS: Among men, high job demands and low worksite social support were independently associated with obesity. Among women, stress-related eating/drinking and physical inactivity seemed to promote obesity. Body mass index at age 14 was an important predictor of obesity for both sexes. CONCLUSIONS: In workplace obesity prevention programs, it might be beneficial to improve the psychosocial work environment and promote healthy behaviors simultaneously.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between occupational psychosocial factors and obesity among 31-year-olds, adjusting for adolescent body mass index, physical strenuousness of work, and adverse health behaviors (ie, stress-related eating/drinking, leisure-time physical inactivity, smoking, and high alcohol consumption). METHODS: The study population comprised 2083 men and 1770 women from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. Obesity was defined as a body mass index of 30.0 kg/m or more. Psychosocial exposures were defined in terms of demands, control, and social support at work. RESULTS: Among men, high job demands and low worksite social support were independently associated with obesity. Among women, stress-related eating/drinking and physical inactivity seemed to promote obesity. Body mass index at age 14 was an important predictor of obesity for both sexes. CONCLUSIONS: In workplace obesity prevention programs, it might be beneficial to improve the psychosocial work environment and promote healthy behaviors simultaneously.
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