Job Stress and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein as an Indicator of Chronic Inflammation among LG Electronics Company Workers in Ismailia City
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Job Stress and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein as an Indicator of Chronic Inflammation among LG Electronics Company Workers in Ismailia City, BASSMA A. IBRAHIM, RASHA F. ABDELLAH, SOHA E. YOUNIS and AMANI W. EL-DIN
Abstract
Background: Occupational stress has become issue of great concern over the last decade, both internationally and nationally.
Objectives: The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the job stress among LG Electronics Com-pany workers in Ismailia city, Egypt. Furthermore, it explored the relationship between job stress and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein concentrations as indicator of chronic inflam-mation.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in LG Electronics Company in Ismailia city. A total of 264 workers were included. All of them were males. A structured interview questionnaire measuring the sociodemographic characteristics, work characteristics, assessment of the job stress using Job Content Questionnaire was used. C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration was measured as an indicator of chronic inflam-mation.
Results: The prevalence of high job strain in Electronics Company workers was 33.7%. Electronics workers in high strain group were significantly younger in age (28.74±4.87 years) compared to those in non high strain group (30.43±5.42 years), (p<0.05). Workers in high strain group had significantly shorter duration of employment (5.94±2.43 years) as compared to those in non high strain group (7.75±4.96 years) with p<0.05. There was statistically significant association between social support and high job stress (p<0.01) with 65% of high strain workers got low social support from others. In current study, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein concentrations were increased in high strain workers (median= 1. 1 0mg/dl); but this increase was not statistically significant (p=0.056) compared to non high strain workers (median=0.95mg/dl).
Conclusion: A high proportion of electronics workers experienced high job strain and several factors in the workplace posed significant relationships with job strain in these workers.