@article{ref1,
title="Work-related psychological injury is associated with metabolic syndrome components in apparently healthy workers",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2015",
author="Magnavita, Nicola",
volume="10",
number="6",
pages="e0130944-e0130944",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between psychological damage caused by common occupational trauma and metabolic syndrome (MES). <br><br>METHOD: 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. <br><br>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). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Psychological injury related to common occupational trauma may be a modifiable risk factor for metabolic syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0130944",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130944"
}