Heart conditions taking Australians out of the workforce early

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Australians over 45 are more likely to drop out of the workforce early if they have heart problems, according to Aussie researchers. Data from a previous survey of 163,562 Australians between the ages of 45 and 64 was linked to hospitalisation data to find participants with heart problems. The team found those with heart problems were nearly twice as likely to be out of the workforce, with two-in-five participants with heart problems no longer working and just over one-in-five without heart problems not working.

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Funder: Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed is supported by an Australian Government Research and Training scholarship to undertake a PhD at the Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Emily Banks is supported by a Principal Research Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (reference 1136128). Ellie Paige is supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship (reference: 102131) from the National Heart Foundation of Australia. This project was supported by a Project Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (reference 1139539).

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