Circulating fibrinogen but not D-dimer level is associated with vital exhaustion in school teachers
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Kudielka, B.M.
Bellingrath, S.
von Känel, R.
Abstract / Description
Meta-analyses have established elevated fibrinogen and D-dimer levels in the circulation as biological risk factors for the development and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). Here, we investigated whether vital exhaustion (VE), a known psychosocial risk factor for CAD, is associated with fibrinogen and D-dimer levels in a sample of apparently healthy school teachers. The teaching profession has been proposed as a potentially high stressful occupation due to enhanced psychosocial stress at the workplace. Plasma fibrinogen and D-dimer levels were measured in 150 middle-aged male and female teachers derived from the first year of the Trier-Teacher-Stress-Study. Log-transformed levels were analyzed using linear regression. Results yielded a significant association between VE and fibrinogen (p = 0.02) but not D-dimer controlling for relevant covariates. Further investigation of possible interaction effects resulted in a significant association between fibrinogen and the interaction term "VE X gender" (p = 0.05). In a secondary analysis, we reran linear regression models for males and females separately. Gender-specific results revealed that the association between fibrinogen and VE remained significant in males but not females.
In sum, the present data support the notion that fibrinogen levels are positively related to VE. Elevated fibrinogen might be one biological pathway by which chronic work stress may impact on teachers' cardiovascular health in the long run.
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Blutstillung Lehrer Stress Erschöpfung Blutstillung Lehrer Stress Erschöpfung D-dimer fibrinogen hemostasis teacher Trier-Teacher-Stress-Study vital exhaustionPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2008
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kudielka, B.M.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bellingrath, S.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)von Känel, R.
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Made available on2008-11-18
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Made available on2015-12-01T10:30:38Z
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Made available on2022-11-22T06:49:49Z
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Date of first publication2008
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Abstract / DescriptionMeta-analyses have established elevated fibrinogen and D-dimer levels in the circulation as biological risk factors for the development and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). Here, we investigated whether vital exhaustion (VE), a known psychosocial risk factor for CAD, is associated with fibrinogen and D-dimer levels in a sample of apparently healthy school teachers. The teaching profession has been proposed as a potentially high stressful occupation due to enhanced psychosocial stress at the workplace. Plasma fibrinogen and D-dimer levels were measured in 150 middle-aged male and female teachers derived from the first year of the Trier-Teacher-Stress-Study. Log-transformed levels were analyzed using linear regression. Results yielded a significant association between VE and fibrinogen (p = 0.02) but not D-dimer controlling for relevant covariates. Further investigation of possible interaction effects resulted in a significant association between fibrinogen and the interaction term "VE X gender" (p = 0.05). In a secondary analysis, we reran linear regression models for males and females separately. Gender-specific results revealed that the association between fibrinogen and VE remained significant in males but not females. In sum, the present data support the notion that fibrinogen levels are positively related to VE. Elevated fibrinogen might be one biological pathway by which chronic work stress may impact on teachers' cardiovascular health in the long run.en
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Publication statusunknown
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ISSN1025-3890
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-22402
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/512
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.11301
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofStress, 11:250-258; DOI: 10.1080/10253890701714831
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Keyword(s)Blutstillungde
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Keyword(s)Lehrerde
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Keyword(s)Stressde
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Keyword(s)Erschöpfungde
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Keyword(s)Blutstillungde
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Keyword(s)Lehrerde
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Keyword(s)Stressde
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Keyword(s)Erschöpfungde
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Keyword(s)D-dimeren
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Keyword(s)fibrinogenen
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Keyword(s)hemostasisen
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Keyword(s)teacheren
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Keyword(s)Trier-Teacher-Stress-Studyen
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Keyword(s)vital exhaustionen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleCirculating fibrinogen but not D-dimer level is associated with vital exhaustion in school teachersen
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DRO typearticle
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok