The basic idea is that working 10+ hour days for 10+ years was associated with an increased risk of strokepic.twitter.com/zvFlO36C3S
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The problem is that the study didn't control for any social confounders, so it's very hard to know if that association was meaningful at allpic.twitter.com/RsYus6TYwX
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Given that the job you work is incredibly intertwined with social status, it's hard to know what to make of the results
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Moreover, the absolute increased risk was very small (~0.5%), because stroke wasn't common in the sample, so it's even less meaningful to the individual
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This is even more important when you remember that most people don't choose to work long hours, they do it because they have topic.twitter.com/MNlGn5KV1A
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Oh, also, something I didn't mention in the blog - the relationship disappeared for high-paid workers, making it even more likely that this was due to residual confounding and not a direct causal effect
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Great piece
@GidMK Stroke is a horrible debilitating condition but it’s causes (and prevention) are much more complex than the length of working day. Headlines also didn’t educate on known ways to reduce risk
Thought this made u worthy of ur own meme
https://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/health-conditions-and-diseases/heart-health/reduce-your-risk-of-stroke …pic.twitter.com/LCYnvW75ES
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I love it. Reminds me of when I had hair

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