Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in Different Occupation in Hamadan (West of Iran)

To investigate the relation between occupation stress and the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), We selected 123 employees among 3229 people that diagnosed as NIDDM as subject group and also 150 people that has normal blood glucose as control group. First questionnaire was used to report characteristics of each subject and second questionnaire has 55 questions about work condition, job environment and personal feeling. The stress factors in study and control group were 151.8 and 128.1, respectively and a significant difference were seen between two groups (p<0.005). We have not seen any significant difference among occupations but drivers has more occupational stress than other occupations. This research suggested that occupational stress is related to the development of NIDDM and stress related to interpersonal relationship, physical demands and lack of job interest.