Unemployment may increase chances Moncler Outlet of heart attacks


The researchers analyzed data on more than 13,000 men and women aged 51 to 75 taking part in an ongoing ugg womens shoes health and retirement survey partly sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. Since 1992, participants have been interviewed every two years about their employment and health.


The new analysis has several limitations. The data show periods of unemployment but don't indicate whether people were fired, laid off, out of work while switching jobs, or had voluntarily left a job. Retirement was not considered unemployment


The analysis covers 19922010. Participants were mostly in their 50s at the study's beginning and were asked about their job history, and about employment status and recent heart attacks at subsequent interviews. People who'd had heart attacks before the study began were excluded.


Nearly 70 percent had at least one job loss, or period of unemployment after working at a job, and at least 10 percent had four or more before and/or during the study period.


There were 1,061 heart attacks during moncler us the study. Those with at least one job loss were 22 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who never lost a job. Those with at least four job losses had a 60 percent higher risk than those with none. Men and women faced equal risks.


Even though the odds linked with job loss weren't huge, many participants UGG BAG already faced increased other risks for a heart attack because of obesity, high blood pressure or lack of exercise.