Association Between Cortisol to DHEA-s Ratio and Sickness Absence in Japanese Male Workers

Autor: Yasuhito Fujii, Jiro Takaki, Toshiyo Taniguchi, Kumi Hirokawa, Akizumi Tsutsumi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 25:362-367
ISSN: 1532-7558
1070-5503
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-017-9700-1
Popis: This study aimed to investigate the association between serum levels of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-s) and sickness absence over 2 years in Japanese male workers. A baseline survey including questions about health behavior, along with blood sampling for cortisol and DHEA-s, was conducted in 2009. In total, 429 men (mean ± SD age, 52.9 ± 8.6 years) from whom blood samples were collected at baseline were followed until December 31, 2011. The hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for sickness absence were calculated using a Cox proportional hazard model, adjusted for potential confounders. Among 35 workers who took sickness absences, 31 had physical illness. A high cortisol to DHEA-s ratio increased the risk of sickness absence (crude HR = 2.68, 95% CI 1.12–6.41; adjusted HR = 3.33, 95% CI 1.35–8.20). The cortisol to DHEA-s ratio was linearly associated with an increased risk of sickness absence (p for trend
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