title: Self-rated health and allostatic load in women working in two occupational sectors.
abstract: This study set out to investigate how biological dysregulation, in terms of allostatic load (AL), relates to self-rated health (SRH) in women. Data on SRH and 12 biomarkers used to assess AL were available for 241 employees from the health care sector and 98 employees from the IT/media sector. In line with the hypothesis, results showed that a poor SRH, along with occupational sector, age and education, were significantly associated with a high AL, particularly for those working within the health care sector. This association between a poor SRH and AL, suggests a link between SRH and biological dysregulation.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasson
authors.forename: Ulrica
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Von Thiele Schwarz
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindfors
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D052636:Allostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D011388:Prolactin; D014280:Triglycerides; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human