A stressful job may add to the mortality risk of men with cardiometabolic disease, say researchers in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The researchers examined the association between work stress and mortality using data from seven European cohort studies comprising more than 100,000 participants with or without pre-existing coronary heart disease, stroke or diabetes. Two indicators of work stress were considered: job strain (high job demand with little control in the workplace) and effort-reward imbalance (where monetary and nonmonetary rewards did not match the effort invested in the job).
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