A cross-sectional study of workplace social capital and blood pressure: a multilevel analysis at Japanese manufacturing companies.
BMJ Open
; 3(2)2013.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23386581
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We examined the contextual effect of workplace social capital on systolic blood pressure (SBP).DESIGN:
Cross-sectional.SETTING:
A conglomerate from 58 workplaces in Japan.PARTICIPANTS:
Of the 5844 workers at a Japanese conglomerate from 58 workplaces, 5368 were recruited. Individuals who received drugs for hypertension (n=531) and who lacked information on any variable (n=167) were excluded from the analyses, leaving 4735 individuals (3281 men and 1454 women) for inclusion. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Systolic blood pressure.RESULTS:
The contextual effect of workplace social capital on SBP was examined using a multilevel regression analysis with a random intercept. Coworker support had a contextual effect at the workplace level (coefficient=-1.97, p=0.043), while a lack of trust for coworkers (coefficient=0.27, p=0.039) and lack of helpfulness from coworkers were associated with SBP (coefficient=0.28, p=0.002).CONCLUSIONS:
The present study suggested that social capital at the workplace level has beneficial effects on SBP.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article