Job Stress and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease: Cross-Sectional Results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between job stress and subclinical cardiovascular disease at ELSA-Brasil.

Methods: We considered job stress domains (demand, skill discretion, decision authority, and social support) as independent variables and coronary artery calcium (CAC more than 0) and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT more than P75% as a continuous variable) as dependent ones. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were presented crude, with further adjustments for sociodemographic, cardiovascular risk factors, and lifestyle variables.