Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke

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Extensive media coverage for 'Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke'

'Long Working Hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals' was published in the Lancet Aug 19 2015, and attracted significant media coverage from around the world. Over 121 articles were released. Read the full length article here:

Key Finding

We aimed to assess long working hours as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease and stroke. Cumulative random-effects meta-analysis was used to combine effect estimates from published and unpublished data.

We found that employees who work long hours have a higher risk of stroke than those working standard hours; the association with coronary heart disease is weaker. These findings suggest that more attention should be paid to the management of vascular risk factors in individuals who work long hours.

Links to a sample of media releases

• Stroke 'more likely' with long hours (BBC News) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33986250
• Longer working hours linked to greater stroke risk (Medical News Today) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/298403.php
• Researchers Link Longer Work Hours and Stroke Risk (New York Times) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/researchers-link-longer-work-hours-and-stroke-risk/
• Working-longer-hours-increases-stroke-risk http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/20/working-longer-hours-increases-stroke-risk
• Working long hours increase stroke risk, research says http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-20/long-hours-increase-stroke-risk-research-says/

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