Table 3 Effects of job stress, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and mood state on brachial-ankle pulse velocity in 396 male workers.

Job Content Questionnaire^b

   Job demands

NS^c

(-)*

   Job control

(+)**

(+)**

   Social support

NS

-

CVD risk factors

   Age

(+)***

(+)***

   Heart

(+)***

(+)***

   Body mass index

(+)**

NS

   Serum lipid levels

Total cholestrerol

(+)***

NS

Triglyceride

(+)***

-

   Fasting glucose levels

(+)*

NS

   Serum catecholamine levels

Adrenaline

NS

-

Noradrenaline

(+)**

(+)*

Dopamine

NS

-

   Cigarettes smoked per day

NS

-

Profile of Mood State

   Tension-Anxiety

NS

-

   Anger-Hostility

NS

-