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Diabetes risk for “burnt out” workers
Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that people who suffer from “job burnout” may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The team studied 677 workers – mainly middle-aged men.
They found that the core components of job burnout – emotional exhaustion, physical tiredness and cognitive fatigue – may be risk factors for the disease in apparently healthy individuals.
Out of the 677 subjects, 17 developed type 2 diabetes during the follow-up period, which was between three and five years.
Those who suffered from job burnout were 1.84 times more likely to develop the disease.
The findings remained the same when the team factored in age, sex, obesity levels, smoking, leisure time and physical activity, job category and other factors that might contribute to the disease.
The researchers had blood pressure measurements for 507 of the workers, and those with burnout had a fivefold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes after adjusting for high blood pressure – suggesting the link between the disease and burnout is not mediated by high blood pressure.
The findings are published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
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Diabetes risk for “burnt out” workers
Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that people who suffer from “job burnout” may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The team studied 677 workers – mainly middle-aged men.
They found that the core components of job burnout – emotional exhaustion, physical tiredness and cognitive fatigue – may be risk factors for the disease in apparently healthy individuals.
Out of the 677 subjects, 17 developed type 2 diabetes during the follow-up period, which was between three and five years.
Those who suffered from job burnout were 1.84 times more likely to develop the disease.
The findings remained the same when the team factored in age, sex, obesity levels, smoking, leisure time and physical activity, job category and other factors that might contribute to the disease.
The researchers had blood pressure measurements for 507 of the workers, and those with burnout had a fivefold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes after adjusting for high blood pressure – suggesting the link between the disease and burnout is not mediated by high blood pressure.
The findings are published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
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