Is hypertension in adult age related to unemployment at a young age? Results from the Northern
Swedish Cohort
Engelsk titel: Is hypertension in adult age related to unemployment at a young age? Results from the Northern
Swedish Cohort
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Författare:
Nygren, Karina
;
Gong, Weidan
;
Hammarström, Anne
Email: karina.nygren@umu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15069393
Sammanfattning
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between early unemployment (ages
16-21 years) and adult hypertension after controlling for earlier hypertension, unemployment in adult
life, risk factors for hypertension and confounders. Methods: A cohort of 927 (86.6% of the original
cohort) 9th grade school-leavers was followed from 1981 until 2008. Data were collected through
questionnaires, health examinations, and national registers. Univariate and multivariate logistic
regression were used as primary statistical methods. Results: At ages 21 and 43, hypertension was
significantly more prevalent among men than women (p < .001). Unemployment between the ages of
16 and 21 was related to hypertension at age 43 among women but not men. The odds ratio (OR) was
persistently high (OR 3.16 [95% confidence interval 1.45-6.89]) after controlling for late
unemployment, hypertension at age 16, risk factors for hypertension and confounders. There was no
significant relationship between exposure to early unemployment and hypertension at age 21 for
women or men. Conclusions: From a public health perspective, youth unemployment is a societal
problem in need of more attention and intervention in order to prevent long-term adverse health
outcomes.