Can Glycosylated Hemoglobin Be a Job Stress Parameter?

Abstract

Glycosylated Hb (HbA1c) levels are evaluated as a possible integrated measure parameter of chronic job stress. HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels in 100 healthy male printing workers (pressmen) exposed to noise, rotating shifts, and overwork were compared with levels measured in 200 healthy male clerical workers not exposed to those stressors. While blood glucose levels and their variability were approximately the same in both groups, HbA1c levels were 8.64% higehr among the pressmen and this difference was significant at P < .001.