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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Alicandro, Gianfranco
• Bertuccio, Paola
• Sebastiani, Gabriella
• La Vecchia, Carlo
• Frova, Luisa

Titel

Long working hours and cardiovascular mortality: a census-based cohort study

Ist Teil von

• International journal of public health, 2020-04, Vol.65 (3), p.257-266

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objectives Long working hours have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. However, results are inconsistent and large cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings. Methods We conducted a census-based cohort study including 11,903,540 Italian workers aged 20–64 years, registered in the 2011 census, with a 5-year follow-up (2012–2016). We estimated cause-specific hazard ratios (cHRs) through Cox regression models to quantify the association between long working hours and CVD mortality. Results Over 5 years of follow-up, 17,206 individuals died from CVD (15,262 men and 1944 women). Men working 55 or more hours per week had a cHR of 0.95 (95% confidence interval, CI 0.89–1.02) for all CVDs, while women showed a cHR of 1.19 (95% CI 0.95–1.49). Professional women working more than 55 h per week had a cHR of 1.98 (95% CI 0.87–4.52). Conclusions This study does not support an association between long working hours and CVD mortality among active Italian men, while it suggests a possible excess risk among women, although based on limited number of events.