The effect of occupational factors on the incidence of prediabetes: Results from the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61882/MEJNCD.1.1.2Keywords:
Prediabetes , Job content , Job stress , PERSIAN cohort , Guilan cohortAbstract
Background: Evidence indicates that diabetes is typically preceded by a period of prediabetes.
Although less widely recognized, accumulating research suggests that stress, along with other
occupational and lifestyle factors, may be directly associated with the development of
prediabetes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of occupational factors on the
incidence of prediabetes using data from the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies of
the Iranian Adults (PERSIAN) Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS).
Method: This study was conducted as part of the PGCS. A total of 477 employed men aged 35–
70 years with prediabetes were included as the case group. In addition, 497 age-matched
employed men without prediabetes were enrolled as the control group. Data were collected using
a demographic questionnaire and the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ).
Results: Our results indicated that the majority of participants with prediabetes had fewer than
12 years of education (44.9%), and educational level differed significantly between the two
groups (P ≤ 0.05). Analysis of job content dimensions revealed significant differences between
the prediabetes and control groups across all factors except for job demands (P = 0.301) and
psychological job demands (P = 0.154). For all other dimensions, differences between the two
groups were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.001). Based on the study results, most participants
were classified as experiencing isostrain, indicating high levels of occupational stress.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of examining job content and occupational
factors to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases, including prediabetes.
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