Key points from article :
Working long hours is linked to an increased risk of stroke.
Long hours were defined as more than 10 hours on at least 50 days per year.
People working long hours had a 29% greater risk of stroke.
Research data were collected from more that 143,000 adults by the Angers University and Inserm.
10% were working long hours for 10 years or more and 1,224 people had had a stroke.
Association between 10 years of long work hours and stroke seemed stronger for people under the age of 50.
The study was published in Stroke journal.
