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Employment type in your 20s determines risk of heart disease later in life

It's no real surprise that education (and with it, wealth) had a positive impact on health

11-Aug-2021

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Your first job could be an indicator of your heart health later in life.

Researchers performed a health and socioeconomic study of more than 12,000 British study participants over the span of several decades.

Subjects (age, 16-24) who entered professional occupations or managerial jobs measured favorably at age 46 in a series of cardiovascular health metrics.

Eleanor Winpenny, co-study author, says the disparity could be due to the healthy or unhealthy habits formed during early adulthood.

“The continued education group of early adulthood have a lower risk of heart attacks and less likelihood of dying from cardiovascular illness in later life,” - Winpenny.

Early adulthood seemed to impact cardiovascular health significantly more than any participant’s current job or income level.

Results suggest a need for employers to provide early support for young adults.

Study by University of Cambridge, Bristol, and UCL published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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Eleanor Winpenny

Career Development Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR),

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

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University College London (UCL)

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University of Bristol

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University of Cambridge

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