title: Reply to "Job stress and metabolic syndrome with special reference to sex and age" by T. Kawada.
authors.affiliation: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: burkhard.schmidt@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Raphael M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Herr
authors.affiliation: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jos A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012201:Reward; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Age; Effort-reward imbalance; Job stress; Metabolic syndrome; Sex; Workplace