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. 2021 Jun 28;95(1):233–247. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01737-4

Table 5.

Fractions of cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders attributable to long working hours in Europe

% Exposure prevalence CHD Overall stroke Atrial fibrillation Venous thromboembolism Depression
Pe 95% CI AF 95% CI AF 95% CI AF 95% CI AF 95% CI AF2 95% CI
Albania 16.51 [13.04–19.98] 2.17 [0.22–4.13] 5.49 [1.79–9.19] 5.49 [1.79–9.19] 8.05 [0.97–15.12] 2.19 [0.39–3.99]
Austria 1.51 [0.63–2.39] 0.20 [−0.02–0.43] 0.53 [0.05–1.02] 0.53 [0.05–1.02] 0.81 [−0.09–1.71] 0.21 [0.00–0.42]
Belgium 3.08 [2.25–3.91] 0.42 [0.03–0.80] 1.08 [0.29–1.86] 1.08 [0.29–1.86] 1.63 [0.07–3.20] 0.42 [0.06–0.78]
Bulgaria 6.38 [4.54–8.21] 0.85 [0.06–1.65] 2.20 [0.60–3.80] 2.20 [0.60–3.80] 3.31 [0.18–6.43] 0.86 [0.12–1.60]
Croatia 6.01 [3.85–8.16] 0.80 [0.03–1.58] 2.08 [0.50–3.65] 2.54 [0.42–4.67] 3.12 [0.08–6.16] 0.81 [0.09–1.53]
Cyprus 2.30 [1.32–3.28] 0.31 [0.00–0.62] 0.81 [0.16–1.46] 0.99 [0.12–1.87] 1.23 [−0.03–2.48] 0.31 [0.02–0.60]
Czech Rep 5.06 [3.09–7.02] 0.68 [0.02–1.34] 1.76 [0.39–3.12] 2.15 [0.31–3.98] 2.64 [0.02–5.26] 0.68 [0.07–1.30]
Denmark 2.56 [1.54–3.57] 0.34 [0.01–0.68] 0.90 [0.19–1.60] 1.10 [0.15–2.06] 1.36 [−0.01–2.73] 0.35 [0.03–0.66]
Estonia 3.36 [2.06–4.66] 0.45 [0.01–0.89] 1.17 [0.26–2.09] 1.44 [0.20–2.68] 1.77 [0.00–3.55] 0.45 [0.04–0.87]
Finland 2.44 [1.34–3.54] 0.33 [0.00–0.66] 0.86 [0.15–1.56] 1.05 [0.11–1.99] 1.30 [−0.05–2.64] 0.33 [0.02–0.64]
France 3.51 [2.36–4.65] 0.47 [0.02–0.92] 1.22 [0.31–2.14] 1.50 [0.25–2.75] 1.85 [0.05–3.66] 0.47 [0.06–0.89]
FYROM 8.27 [5.93–10.61] 1.10 [0.08–2.13] 2.84 [0.80–4.87] 3.46 [0.70–6.22] 4.24 [0.27–8.20] 1.11 [0.16–2.06]
Germany 1.23 [0.61–1.84] 0.17 [−0.01–0.34] 0.43 [0.06–0.80] 0.53 [0.04–1.03] 0.66 [−0.05–1.36] 0.17 [0.00–0.33]
Greece 9.07 [6.40–11.74] 1.21 [0.08–2.34] 3.10 [0.86–5.34] 3.78 [0.76–6.80] 4.62 [0.30–8.94] 1.22 [0.17–2.26]
Hungary 3.83 [2.28–5.38] 0.51 [0.01–1.02] 1.34 [0.28–2.39] 1.64 [0.22–3.06] 2.02 [−0.01–4.05] 0.52 [0.04–0.99]
Ireland 4.84 [2.99–6.69] 0.65 [0.02–1.28] 1.68 [0.38–2.98] 2.06 [0.31–3.81] 2.53 [0.02–5.04] 0.65 [0.06–1.24]
Italy 1.39 [0.43–2.34] 0.19 [−0.03–0.40] 0.49 [0.01–0.97] 0.60 [-0.03–1.23] 0.74 [−0.14–1.62] 0.19 [−0.02–0.39]
Latvia 3.69 [1.92–5.45] 0.50 [−0.01–1.00] 1.29 [0.22–2.36] 1.58 [0.15–3.01] 1.94 [−0.08–3.97] 0.50 [0.02–0.97]
Lithuania 2.26 [1.00–3.51] 0.30 [−0.02–0.63] 0.79 [0.09–1.50] 0.97 [0.04–1.91] 1.20 [−0.12–2.52] 0.31 [0.00–0.61]
Luxembourg 2.34 [1.20–3.48] 0.32 [−0.01–0.64] 0.82 [0.13–1.51] 1.01 [0.08–1.93] 1.25 [−0.07–2.56] 0.32 [0.01–0.62]
Malta 5.46 [3.66–7.25] 0.73 [0.04–1.43] 1.89 [0.48–3.30] 2.32 [0.41–4.23] 2.85 [0.10–5.59] 0.74 [0.09–1.38]
Montenegro 16.98 [13.70–20.26] 2.23 [0.23–4.23] 5.63 [1.87–9.40] 6.82 [1.75–11.89] 8.26 [1.04–15.47] 2.25 [0.41–4.09]
Netherlands 2.20 [1.08–3.31] 0.30 [−0.01–0.60] 0.77 [0.11–1.43] 0.95 [0.06–1.83] 1.17 [−0.08–2.42] 0.30 [0.01–0.59]
Norway 2.82 [1.72–3.92] 0.38 [0.01–0.75] 0.99 [0.21–1.76] 1.21 [0.17–2.26] 1.50 [−0.01–3.00] 0.38 [0.04–0.73]
Poland 5.82 [4.13–7.50] 0.78 [0.05–1.51] 2.01 [0.55–3.48] 2.46 [0.47–4.46] 3.03 [0.15–5.90] 0.78 [0.11–1.46]
Portugal 2.97 [1.36–4.58] 0.40 [−0.03–0.82] 1.04 [0.13–1.95] 1.27 [0.07–2.48] 1.57 [−0.13–3.27] 0.40 [0.00–0.80]
Romania 5.50 [3.87–7.12] 0.74 [0.05–1.43] 1.91 [0.51–3.30] 2.33 [0.44–4.22] 2.87 [0.13–5.60] 0.74 [0.10–1.38]
Serbia 10.60 [7.66–13.54] 1.41 [0.10–2.71] 3.60 [1.04–6.16] 4.39 [0.93–7.84] 5.35 [0.41–10.29] 1.42 [0.21–2.62]
Slovakia 4.15 [2.47–5.84] 0.56 [0.01–1.11] 1.45 [0.31–2.59] 1.77 [0.24–3.31] 2.18 [−0.01–4.38] 0.56 [0.05–1.07]
Slovenia 4.48 [3.12–5.84] 0.60 [0.03–1.17] 1.56 [0.41–2.71] 1.91 [0.35–3.48] 2.35 [0.09–4.61] 0.61 [0.08–1.13]
Spain 4.31 [3.26–5.36] 0.58 [0.04–1.11] 1.50 [0.43–2.57] 1.84 [0.37–3.31] 2.26 [0.13–4.40] 0.58 [0.09–1.07]
Sweden 2.76 [1.60–3.92] 0.37 [0.00–0.74] 0.97 [0.19–1.74] 1.19 [0.14–2.23] 1.46 [−0.03–2.96] 0.37 [0.03–0.72]
Switzerland 1.02 [0.36–1.69] 0.14 [−0.02–0.30] 0.36 [0.02–0.71] 0.44 [−0.01–0.90] 0.55 [−0.09–1.19] 0.14 [−0.01–0.29]
Turkey 25.46 [22.65–28.27] 3.31 [0.42–6.19] 8.20 [3.00–13.39] 9.85 [2.91–16.80] 11.81 [2.01–21.61] 3.33 [0.68–5.97]
UK 5.71 [4.31–7.12] 0.77 [0.06–1.47] 1.98 [0.57–3.39] 2.42 [0.50–4.34] 2.98 [0.19–5.76] 0.77 [0.12–1.42]
Total (35 countries) 5.13 [4.86–5.40] 0.69 [0.08–1.30] 1.78 [0.59–2.97] 2.18 [0.53–3.83] 2.68 [0.25–5.11] 0.69 [0.13–1.25]
p value *** *** *** *** *** ***
Total (28 EU countries) 3.52 [3.18–3.87] 0.47 [0.05–0.90] 1.23 [0.40–2.07] 1.51 [0.35–2.67] 1.86 [0.15–3.57] 0.48 [0.09–0.86]
p value *** ns ** *** ns *

Bold: AF significantly different from 0 at 5%. p value for the comparison between countries: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; ns non-significant

FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Pe prevalence of exposure, AF attributable fraction