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May 20, 2010
Stress At Work May Raise Risk Of Heart Disease For Women Under 50.
The UK's Daily Mail (5/6, Hope) reports that "career women with stressful jobs face a higher risk of heart disease," according to a study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Investigators "looked at the impact of work pressure on heart disease risk among 12,116 nurses, who were aged between 45 and 64 at the start of the research in 1993 and were followed for 15 years."
The UK's Press Association (5/6) reports that "by 2008, 580 women had been admitted to hospital with heart disease, of which 138 had suffered a heart attack, 369 had angina, and 73 had another type of heart disease."
BBC News (5/6, Brimelow) reports that "the researchers found that those who described pressure at work as "much too high" were 35% more likely to have developed heart disease than those who were comfortable with the pressure." However, "when they broke the results down by age, they found it was only the women aged 50 and under who were affected significantly."
According to the researchers, "This study adds to the previous body of evidence suggesting harmful effects of excessive psychological demands at work on cardiac health, but is one among very few that demonstrates the effect among women," Reuters (5/6) reports
Related Links:
- Stressful jobs giving women heart disease: High flyers at 50% greater risk," Jenny Hope, UK Daily Mail, May 10, 2010.
- Women under 50 'face work stress risk'," Adam Brimelow, BBC News, May 6, 2010.
- Work stress can raise women's heart disease risk," Kate Kelland, Reuters, May 5, 2010.
Posted by admin at May 20, 2010 04:59 PM