• Karin Olofsson Allard, Jane Frølund Thomsen, Sigurd Mikkelsen, Reiner Rugulies, Ole Mors, Anette Kærgaard, Henrik A Kolstad, Linda Kaerlev, Johan Hviid Andersen, Ase Marie Hansen, and Jens Peter Bonde.
• Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. ntq467@alumni.ku.dk
• J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2011 Dec 1;53(12):1364-71.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of the demand-control-support model, the effort-reward imbalance model, and emotional demands on smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and body mass index.MethodsThis is a 2-year prospective cohort study of 3224 public sector employees. Measures were assessed with questionnaires. Multiple regression analyses were used to predict changes in lifestyle factors.ResultsLow reward predicted smoking, low-decision latitude predicted being inactive, and high demands predicted high-alcohol consumption but only for men at follow-up even after controlling for potential confounders. There were no other significant findings in the expected direction except for some of the confounders.ConclusionsWe found only limited and inconsistent support for the hypothesis that a poor psychosocial work environment is associated with an adverse lifestyle.

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