Body mass index and psychosocial job quality: An analysis of working Australians from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. Issue 3 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taouk, Yamna; Milner, Allison; LaMontagne, Anthony D.
• Is Part Of: Archives of environmental & occupational health. Volume 74:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Body mass index -- employees -- epidemiology -- psychosocial job stressors; Medicine, Preventive -- Periodicals; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational diseases -- Periodicals; Environmental Health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1380594
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1933-8244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The study investigated the association between psychosocial job quality and body mass index (BMI) by sex. Regression models examining potential differences in the job stressor-BMI relationship between men and women were conducted using longitudinal data from working Australians and a psychosocial job stressor index. There was strong evidence of an association between psychosocial job stressors and BMI for females but not males. Compared with no psychosocial job stressors, 1 adversity was associated with 0.13 kg/m2 (95% CI: −0.42–0.67); 2 adversities were associated with 0.53 kg/m2 (−0.00–1.07); and 3 or more adversities were associated with 0.87 kg/m2 (0.30–1.45) increase in mean BMI for females. Females were found to have on average 0.32 kg/m2 (0.16–0.49) increase in BMI per increase in psychosocial job stressor. Psychosocial job stressors appear to have an adverse effect on women's weight.