title: Perceived psychological pressure at work, social class, and risk of stroke: a 30-year follow-up in Copenhagen male study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigate if the association between perceived psychological work pressure and risk of stroke is modified by socioeconomic status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-year follow-up of 4943 middle-aged men without cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the higher social classes (I, II, and III), perceived regular exposure to psychological work pressure was common and a significant predictor of stroke; almost 10% of the stroke events could be attributed to this exposure in the higher social classes; among lower social classes (IV and V), perceived psychological pressure was no predictor at all.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regular psychological work pressure is a highly prevalent and independent risk factor for stroke among men in higher social classes. In contrast, no association to stroke risk was found among low social class men.
authors: Epidemiological Research Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. PSUA0001@bbh.regionh.dk
authors: Poul
authors: P
authors: Suadicani
authors: Lars L
authors: LL
authors: Andersen
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Holtermann
authors: Ole S
authors: OS
authors: Mortensen
authors: Finn
authors: F
authors: Gyntelberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012923:Social Class; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data