Long Working Hours and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease Among Japanese Workers: The Jichi Medical School Cohort Study
These findings suggest that LWH independently increases the risk of IHD among Japanese workers, even after adjustment for job strain, underscoring the importance of managing working hours to reduce karoshi in both male and female workers.
Authors
- M. K. Saiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-6872)
- Akizumi Tsutsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-4869)
- Jian Li
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Kitasato University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.25.577
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00