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Exposure to workplace sexual harassment and risk of cardiometabolic disease: a prospective cohort study of 88 904 Swedish men and women.
Kc, Prakash; Madsen, Ida E H; Rugulies, Reiner; Xu, Tianwei; Westerlund, Hugo; Nyberg, Anna; Kivimäki, Mika; Hanson, Linda L Magnusson.
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  • Kc P; Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
  • Madsen IEH; Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
  • Rugulies R; Stress Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Xu T; National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Westerlund H; The National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestræde 6, DK-1455 Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Nyberg A; National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Kivimäki M; Department of Public Health and Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Hanson LLM; Stress Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden.
Eur J Prev Cardiol ; 31(13): 1633-1642, 2024 Sep 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38875457
ABSTRACT

AIMS:

Exposure to work-related sexual harassment may increase the risk for certain adverse behavioural and emotional outcomes but less is known about its association with somatic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. This study investigated the prospective association of work-related sexual harassment and risk of cardiometabolic diseases. METHODS AND

RESULTS:

This cohort study included 88 904 Swedish men and women in paid work who responded to questions on workplace sexual harassment in the Swedish Work Environment Survey (1995-2015) and were free from cardiometabolic diseases at baseline. Cardiometabolic diseases (CVD and type 2 diabetes) were identified from the National Patient Register and Causes of Death Register through linkage. Cox proportional hazard regression was used, adjusting for socio-demographic, work-related psychosocial, and physical exposure at baseline. Overall, 4.8% of the participants (n = 4300) reported exposure to workplace sexual harassment during the previous 12 months. After adjustment for sex, birth country, family situation, education, income, and work-related factors, workplace sexual harassment was associated with increased incidence of CVD [hazard ratio (HR) 1.25, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.51] and type 2 diabetes (1.45, 1.21-1.73). The HR for CVD (1.57, 1.15-2.15) and type 2 diabetes (1.85, 1.39-2.46) was increased for sexual harassment from superior or fellow workers, and sexual harassment from others was associated with type 2 diabetes (1.39, 1.13-1.70). The HR for both CVD (1.31, 0.95-1.81) and type 2 diabetes (1.72, 1.30-2.28) was increased for frequent exposure.

CONCLUSION:

The results of this study support the hypothesis that workplace sexual harassment is prospectively associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Future research is warranted to understand causality and mechanisms behind these associations.
We investigated if workers in Sweden who had experienced sexual harassment at work had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes than workers who had not experienced sexual harassment at work.The experience of workplace sexual harassment was associated with an increased risk of both cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The risk was highest among those workers who had frequently experienced sexual harassment.Our results suggest that preventive measures directed towards elimination of sexual harassment may contribute to a reduction in cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the population.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades Cardiovasculares / Lugar de Trabajo / Acoso Sexual / Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Prev Cardiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Finlandia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades Cardiovasculares / Lugar de Trabajo / Acoso Sexual / Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Prev Cardiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Finlandia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido