Unemployment increases the risk of heart attack

The pressure of a jobless situation increases the risk of human heart attack significantly.

Dr. Linda George, a Duke University scientist in the United States, and his colleagues followed 13,451 people for 20 years to understand the impact of unemployment on the risk of heart attack. For 20 years, more than 1,000 people suffered heart attacks. When analyzing the data of more than 1,000 people, the team found some trends. For example, people who smoke, are overweight, older and lazy to exercise have a greater risk of heart attack than others, the BBC reported.

But the link between unemployment and the risk of heart attack is what makes the research team pay attention. They found that the risk of heart attack increased by 27% in those who had just lost their jobs and up to 63% in those who had lost four or more jobs.

"Those are pretty big rates. They show that the pressure of unemployment makes the risk of heart attack increase. It seems that unemployment is more frightening than a stressful job," George commented.

Donna Arnett, a Ph.D. from the American Heart Association, praised research results, but remained cautious.

"No work is a condition that can be stressful for people. However, we still don't know how it affects the heart. We need to study more to understand that problem," Arnett said. .