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Why stress matters
Why it matters
Chronic stress, not the everyday kind, is what shows up in mortality data. In a pooled analysis of 68,222 adults, psychological distress raised the risk of death in a dose-response pattern, even at low levels [1]. Working 55 or more hours a week was linked to about 35% higher stroke risk [2].
Sources
- [1]Russ TC, Stamatakis E, Hamer M, et al., BMJ 2012 Evidence: High
- [2]Pega F, Náfrádi B, Momen NC, et al., Environ Int 2021 Evidence: Not graded (statistics)
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