Source-specific workplace social support and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels among Japanese workers: A 1-year prospective cohort study

Hisashi Eguchi; Akihito Shimazu; Norito Kawakami; Akiomi Inoue; Akizumi Tsutsumi

doi:10.1002/ajim.22600

Source-specific workplace social support and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels among Japanese workers: A 1-year prospective cohort study

Hisashi Eguchi, Akihito Shimazu, Norito Kawakami, Akiomi Inoue, Akizumi Tsutsumi

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the prospective association between source-specific workplace social support and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in workers in Japan.

METHODS: We conducted a 1-year prospective cohort study with 1,487 men and 533 women aged 18-65 years. Participants worked at two manufacturing worksites in Japan and were free of major illness. We used multivariable linear regression analyses to evaluate the prospective association between supervisor and coworker support at baseline, and hs-CRP levels at follow-up. We conducted the analyses separately for men and women.

RESULTS: For women, high supervisor support at baseline was significantly associated with lower hs-CRP levels at follow-up (β = -0.109, P < 0.01), whereas coworker support at baseline was not significantly associated with hs-CRP levels at follow-up. Associations between supervisor and coworker support and hs-CRP levels were not significant for men.

CONCLUSIONS: Supervisor support may have beneficial effects on inflammatory markers in working women. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:676-684, 2016.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	676-684
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Volume	59
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22600
Publication status	Published - 2016 Aug 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C-reactive protein
cardiovascular disease
inflammation
prospective studies
workplace social support

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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