title: Work-Related Psychological Injury Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Components in Apparently Healthy Workers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between psychological damage caused by common occupational trauma and metabolic syndrome (MES).
  
  
  METHODS
  571 workers from 20 small Italian companies were invited to fill in the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator (PIRI) during their routine medical examination at the workplace.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to workers with no psychological injury, workers with a high PIRI score had a significantly increased risk of having at least one metabolic syndrome component (adjusted hazards ratio, 1.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.2 to 2.6). There was a significant increase in the risk of hypertriglyceridemia in male workers (OR 2.53 CI95% 1.03-6.22), and of hypertension in female workers (OR 2.45 CI95% 1.29-4.66).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological injury related to common occupational trauma may be a modifiable risk factor for metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Magnavita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace