
New Study Suggests Working Long Hours Increases High Blood Pressure Risk
Authors: Ross Arena, Ph.D., P.T., FAHA, FESC, Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chris Calitz, M.P.P., Director, Center for Workplace Health, American Heart Association
Preview: People who work more than 40 hours per week in white-collar jobs are more likely to have high blood pressure than those working 40 or fewer hours, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.