Office Workers Most at Risk from Blood Clots - Study

**Hanren** · March 12th, 2007 03:00 PM

Office workers most at risk from blood clots--study

Agence France-Presse
Last updated 12:35pm (Mla time) 03/12/2007

WELLINGTON -- Office workers who spend long hours at their desk may be more prone to potentially fatal blood clots than passengers on long-haul flights, according to research cited Monday.
A study by Professor Richard Beasley of the Medical Research Institute in Wellington found that a third of patients admitted to hospital with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were office workers who spent long periods at a computer.
A total of 34 percent of the sample of 62 people admitted with blood clots had been seated at their desks for long periods, compared with 21 percent of patients who had recently traveled on long-distance flights, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.
DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs. The clots can travel to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, breathlessness or possible death from a heart attack or stroke.
The condition has been dubbed "economy class syndrome" because passengers sitting on long-haul flights without space to stretch out were considered as most at risk.
Studies found clots formed in 10 percent of air travelers at high risk of the condition and one percent of all passengers.
Treatment is through blood thinning drugs which can take months.
Beasley said some office workers who developed clots sat at their screens for 14 hours a day.
"Some of them were going three to four hours at a time without getting up," he said.
The problem was most common in the information technology industry and in call-centers, he added.
The study is to be presented later this month at the annual conference of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and will also be published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.

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**metatron** · March 12th, 2007 03:26 PM

ninong ko sa binyag namatay dahil sa DVT. he was only 39. nagmamaneho sya kasama kuya nya from sacramento papunta las vegas. after 6 hours of driving, stop sila sandali sa gas station dahil masakit na daw binti nya. then he opted na sa likod na lang ng kotse umupo para daw mas makapahinga. di naman pinansin ng kuya nya. pagdating sa bahay akala nila tulog lang pero di na nila magising. tawag sila 911 pero too late na. sa autopsy, it was revealed he suffered a thrombotic stroke due to a clot that formed in his leg.

**Hanren** · March 12th, 2007 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by metatron

ninong ko sa binyag namatay dahil sa DVT. he was only 39. nagmamaneho sya kasama kuya nya from sacramento papunta las vegas. after 6 hours of driving, stop sila sandali sa gas station dahil masakit na daw binti nya. then he opted na sa likod na lang ng kotse umupo para daw mas makapahinga. di naman pinansin ng kuya nya. pagdating sa bahay akala nila tulog lang pero di na nila magising. tawag sila 911 pero too late na. sa autopsy, it was revealed he suffered a thrombotic stroke due to a clot that formed in his leg.

Baka pati frequent long driving eh risk factor din. May effect kaya din yung manual at Matic na tranny?

**metatron** · March 12th, 2007 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Hanren

Baka pati frequent long driving eh risk factor din. May effect kaya din yung manual at Matic na tranny?

yup. basta prolonged immobilization malaking risk factor. siguro nakakatulong ng konti ang manual tranny dahil you have to move your legs a bit more when driving stick. dalasan na lang stopovers whenever possible especially during long drives. sure you lose a bit of time and money (stopover = meryenda) but at least you arrive at your destination healthy.

**uls** · March 12th, 2007 03:55 PM

basta matagal nakabend ung knees. kaya tama ung sinasabi nila "galaw galaw para di ma-stroke"

Take Nattokinase. it prevents blood clots

**fortuner13** · March 12th, 2007 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by uls

Take Nattokinase. it prevents blood clots

bro, saan meron nito? mga how much?

**_Qwerty_** · March 12th, 2007 08:37 PM

kaya pag long plane rides kailangan tumatayo din.. dapat inom nang inom.. para wee wee nang wee wee..

**uls** · March 12th, 2007 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by fortuner13

bro, saan meron nito? mga how much?

meron sa Uptrend. nasa pasig. nag iimport ng vitamins.

or pabili nalang sa family or friend sa states.

**saipeme** · March 12th, 2007 10:55 PM

nakupo!! ako pa naman everday ave 6hrs in front of pc tapos yearly i spent 60-90hrs sa airplane...yong ba pag inom ng red wine sa airplane nakakatulong to avoid blood clots...