Using additional information on working hours to predict coronary heart disease: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long working hours are associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Adding information on long hours to traditional risk factors for CHD may help to improve risk prediction for this condition.

Objective

To examine whether information on long working hours improves the ability of the Framingham risk model to predict CHD in a low-risk, employed population.

Design

Cohort study with baseline medical examination performed between 1991 and 1993 and prospective follow-up for incident CHD performed until 2004.

Setting

Civil service departments in London (the Whitehall II study).

Participants

7095 adults (2109 women and 4986 men) aged 39 to 62 years working full-time without CHD at baseline.

Measurements

Working hours and the

SUBMITTER: Kivimaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3151554 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature