Associations of job strain and lifestyle risk factors with risk of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of individual participant data
Canadian Medical Association JournalPublished 13 May 2013Open access
Mika Kivimäki, Solja T. Nyberg, Eleonor I. Fransson, Katriina Heikkilä, Lars Alfredsson, Annalisa Casini
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The risk of coronary artery disease was highest among participants who reportedJob strain and an unhealthy lifestyle; those with job strain and a healthy lifestyle had half the rate of disease.
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The risk of coronary artery disease was highest among participants who reported job strain and an unhealthy lifestyle; those with job strain and a healthy lifestyle had half the rate of disease. A healthy lifestyle may substantially reduce disease risk among people with job strain.
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