01553nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001500054700001600069700001400085700002100099245014500120300001400265490000700279520108300286022001401369       2018                            d1 aDwyer T1 aGall Seana1 aVenn Alison1 aWang Shuo1 aSanderson Kristy00aJob Stress in Young Adults is Associated With a Range of Poorer Health Behaviors in the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) Study.  ae117-e1250 v603 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To examine job stress and health behaviors, including their co-occurrence, in Australians aged 31 to 41 year assessed in 2009 to 2011.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Cross-sectional analyses using multivariable regression models of the association between the Effort Reward Imbalance (ERI) scale and health behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, and body mass index [BMI]) both individually and co-occurring (0 to 3 vs 4 to 5 behaviors) were undertaken. Covariates included sociodemographics, personality, and life events.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Greater ERI was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of having co-occurring healthy behaviors and poorer diets in both sexes. Higher ERI was also associated greater physical inactivity and sedentary behavior in men and smoking, high alcohol consumption, and more pedometer-measured physical activity in women.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Job stress at work was associated with a range of unhealthy behaviors, which may explain the higher chronic disease associated with job stress.</p>  a1536-5948