驚！別以為「中風」離你很遙遠 「超時工作族」要量血壓

People working long hours are more likely to have a stroke.

驚！別以為「中風」離你很遙遠 「超時工作族」要注意

The latest data, published in the Lancet medical journal, showed the chance of a stroke increased if the person works beyond the traditional 9am to 5pm.

根據最新發表的醫學期刊研究資料顯示，工作時間超過傳統的朝九晚五，中風的機率就會隨之而增加。

The study showed that in comparison to a 35- to 40-hour week, doing up to 48 hours increased the risk by 10%, up to 54 hours by 27% and over 55 hours by 33%.

這項研究顯示，每週工作長達48小時比35到40小時中風的風險增加了10%，工作長達54小時，增加25%，如果超過55小時，就會增加33%。

“Working long hours raises heart attack risk”, says an expert of the British Heart Foundation.

英國心臟基金會專家說：「過勞猝死往往是由中風所引起的。」

In one case in Taiwan, a 30-year-old woman contracted macroglossia because of a stroke. Overwork and stress could be factors that led to her stroke, since she has no record of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, or high blood lipids.

從台灣中風案例中，也有30多歲女子，因為說話出現「大舌頭」，檢查出「輕度腦中風」，但她過去沒有三高病史，懷疑是工作壓力大、熬夜加班造成腦血管阻塞。

In another case, a 40-year-old office worker had a stroke in the middle of a meeting, likely because of stress and overwork.

也有40歲上班族，工作繁忙壓力過大，開會開到一半，突然腦溢血跌倒在地。

“stroke” becomes the second highest cause of death.

「中風」被列為全球第二大死因。

Experts say people working long hours should monitor their blood pressure.

專家們說，長時間工作的人應該監測自己的血壓。

資料來源：//www.bbc.com/news/health-33986250

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