Metabolic status is not associated with job stress in individuals with obesity: the ELSA-Brasil baseline.

Purpose: Job stress has proven to be a relevant cause of stress for adults, but its effect on the development of metabolic alterations in individuals with obesity is still poorly explored. We aimed to investigate the association between job stress and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) phenotype in participants with obesity at the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment.

Methods: This study analyzed data collected at the baseline examination between 2008 and 2010.