People who regularly have to work in the long run should pay more attention to their heart health. Recently British scientists revealed that heart disease, the number one killer in the world, threatening the people who regularly work overtime. Increased risk of heart disease was revealed in a study of University College London. The study showed the risk of heart disease in people who work more than 11 hours per day up 67 percent compared to people who work 7-8 hours a day.
The findings of these working hours can complement other factors, such as blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking habits, and can help doctors determine the risk of heart disease patients. But the team was reminded, yet clear whether the hours of work are contributing to the risk of heart disease, or whether they act as a "marker, or other factors that may harm the heart, such as unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, or depression.
"This study might make us think twice about the old adage, 'hard work will not kill you,'" says Stephen Holgate, chairman of the board of medical systems and populations in the British Medical Research Council, ancillary study funds.
The study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, involved nearly 7,100 British worker for 11 years. "Working in long work hours associated with a fairly high increase in the risk of heart disease," said Mika Kivimaki, researchers at University College London, who memimpjn study. "It may be a warning for a workaholic. Consideration to report long working hours in a doctor's examination is very simple and useful. Our research shows that it should become standard practice."
Cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, is the biggest killer in the world. World Health Organization (WHO) said 17.1 million people died from the disease each year.*** [REUTERS | KORAN TEMPO 3494]
