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Table 2 Prevalence of health-related events by the level of mental demands at work

From: Association between mental demands at work and cognitive functioning in the general population – results of the health study of the Leipzig research center for civilization diseases (LIFE)

 

Diabetes

High blood pressure

Stroke

Liver disease

Elevated blood lipids

Stroke

Mental demands (low)

14.9%**

48.0%

4.3%

8.6%

40.6%

3.4%

Mental demands (middle)

10.8%

48.9%

2.7%

11.8%

36.2%

2.1%

Mental demands (high)

15.3%

52.1%

3.4%

12.3%

40.0%

2.4%

Demands & education (low & low)

14.9%*

48.5%*

5.1%

9.0%

44.0%

3.8%

Demands & education (middle & low)

13.0%

49.2%

2.5%

9.6%

37.8%

2.7%

Demands & education (middle & middle OR high & low)

11.2%

49.9%

3.3%

12.6%

35.6%

1.5%

Demands & education (high & middle)

9.0%

47.3%

2.3%

12.4%

34.3%

2.2%

Demands & education (high & high)

16.1%

54.4%

4.0%

14.0%

42.4%

2.0%

  1. Notes: level of significance by Pearson’s x2-test: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.