Research: Working while standing does not reduce the risk of heart disease but increases blood clots

Excess sitting is proven to endanger health.

Daily long periods of sitting have been found to increase the risk of, for example, type 2 diabetes, diseases of the cardiovascular system and depression.

Therefore, in recent years, high desks, at which you can work while standing, have become popular.

According to a new study, standing working days are not healthier for the heart. They did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in a study of 80,000 people.

On the other hand, prolonged daily standing increased venous blood clots and varicose veins.

After two hours of continuous standing, each additional half hour increased the risk of circulatory failure by 11 percent.

In health problems it is above all about long-term immobility.

Risks would be reduced if both standing and sitting people would leave their desks frequently during the day, says Matthew Ahmadi from the University of Sydney said in The Guardian.

The study, led by the University of Sydney, involved more than 80,000 people who wore an activity tracker on their wrist for seven days between 2013 and 2015. After that, their health was monitored until the end of October 2021.

Results published International Journal of Epidemiology.