Prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and psychological distress among female scientists and technicians

作     者：Lijun ZHANG Yanping BAO Guo LI Shuhui TAO Meiyan LIU Lijun ZHANG;Yanping BAO;Guo LI;Shuhui TAO;Meiyan LIU

作者机构：Department of Psycho-CardiologyBeijing Anzhen HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBejing 100029China National Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug DependencePeking UniversityBeijing 100191China School of Public HealthPeking UniversityBejing 100191China Henan Medical SchoolHenan UniversityKaifeng 475001China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Zhejiang University-Science B(Biomedicine & Biotechnology)》 (浙江大学学报（英文版）B辑（生物医学与生物技术）)

年 卷 期：2022年第23卷第12期

页      面：1057-1064页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 0836[工学-生物工程] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supportedby the National Academy of Innovation Strategy of China(No.2019ys1-4-4-8) the China Women's Development Foundation(No.2021573). 

主　　题：Female scientist and technician Depressive symptom Anxiety Insomnia Cardiovascular disease(CVD) 

摘      要：This study aimed to explore the prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular disease(CVD)and psychological distress among female scientists and technicians in China.Accordingly,we included scientists and technicians from representative research institutions,medical institutions,colleges,universities,and businesses in China,and the data were collected from July 1,2019 to March 31,2021 via online questionnaires.The parameters evaluated in this study included age,sex,marital status,educational background,monthly income,sleep hours,sleep problems,smoking,alcohol consumption,work-related stress,work burnout,cardiovascular symptoms,CVD,family history,and depressive and anxiety symptoms.A total of 14530 scientists and technicians were included,comprising 7144 men and 7386 women.We found 34.9%men and 16.6%women with CVD,35.1%men and 21.4%women with depressive symptoms,28.7%men and 13.8%women with anxiety symptoms,and 22.0%men and9.5%women with CVD combined with depressive or anxiety symptoms.This study focused on the details of women.Younger women(age≤35 years)had the highest prevalence of depressive symptoms(24.9%),anxiety symptoms(16.2%),and comorbidity(11.2%).It was established that,despite traditional risk factors,unmanageable work burnout,depressive symptoms,and anxiety symptoms were associated with a higher risk of CVD in women;insomnia,overwhelming work stress,unmanageable work burnout,and CVD were linked to a higher risk of depressive symptoms and anxiety;insomnia,overwhelming work stress,and unmanageable work burnout were related to CVD combined with depressive or anxiety symptoms.A bidirectional relationship was noted between CVD and depression or anxiety in female scientists and technicians,and insomnia and overwhelming work stress were positively associated with comorbidity.It is suggested that effective measures should be taken to protect female scientists and technicians from CVD and psychological distress.