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Evidence linking good health to working later in life
New U.S. research finds that job loss doubles the risk of heart attack or stroke for workers in their 50s and 60s. "For many individuals, late career job loss is an exceptionally stressful experience with the potential for provoking numerous undesirable outcomes, including heart attacks and stroke,” the Yale University team wrote in the June 21 online issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The study collected data on over 12,600 individuals who participated in the U.S. Health and Retirement Survey. The first surveys were carried out in 1992 and involved 4,301 people aged 51 to 61, all of whom were working at the time. A decade later, 582 people had lost their jobs while the remaining 3,719 were not laid off. The bottom line: People over 50 who had been laid off were more then twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke during the study period, compared with those who kept their jobs, the researchers found.
In other words, a pink slip is a red flag for increased cardiovascular risk.
Posted by Carleen MacKay on September 26, 2006 at 1:30 PM
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There was a recent study of men who watch sports games on tv, have a lesser chance of showing up in the emergency room. As someone that does academic research, these types of studies just amuse me rather than useful.
Posted by Nick Roy on October 11, 2006 1:34 PM
I find the this study interesting -- it just underscores the point that stress (of any type) will certainly have an effect on your health and livelihood -- especially later in life.
The takeaway message for me is that it is imperative to manage stress at home and at work -- for things I can and can't control.
Posted by Kip Havel on October 12, 2006 2:17 PM
I find the this study interesting -- it just underscores the point that stress (of any type) will certainly have an effect on your health and livelihood -- especially later in life.
The takeaway message for me is that it is imperative to manage stress at home and at work -- for things I can and can't control.
Posted by Kip Havel on October 12, 2006 2:18 PM