Researchers on the team (led by Tarani Chandola) followed 10,308 British civil servants for 14 years. The test subjects were both male and female and between the ages of 35 and 55 years.
The study concludes that employees with chronic work stress are more than twice as likely to be at risk. This study provides evidence for the biological link between psychosocial stressors from everyday life and heart disease.
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