<p>Delhi has the highest number of corporate employees afflicted with insomnia due to high stress levels and demanding schedules in offices, a survey has revealed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The city is followed by Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai.<br /><br />The survey was conducted by ASSOCHAM on the occasion of World Health Day.<br />Less than 6 hours sleep<br /><br />It found that nearly 78 per cent of the corporate employees sleep less than six hours a day resulting in sleep disorders.<br /><br />“Loss of sleep has wide ranging effects including daytime fatigue, physical discomfort, psychological stress, performance deterioration, low-pain threshold and increased absenteeism,” said D S Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM.<br /><br />The survey also shows that women experience more sleeping problems than men.<br />Nearly 36 per cent of the sample population suffer from obesity while 21 per cent suffer from depression.<br /><br />High blood pressure and diabetes were found in 12 per cent and eight per cent of the sample population.<br /><br />In terms of the physical fitness, it was found that around 47 per cent of the corporate employees do not exercise and merely seven per cent stay fit by exercising for more than six hours a week. <br /><br />The survey also revealed high levels of absenteeism owing to illnesses of various kinds.<br /><br />A little over 200 employees in age bracket of 20 to 69 years were selected from each city.<br /><br />The survey targeted corporate employees from 18 broad sectors, with maximum share contributed by IT sector (17 per cent).<br /><br />Healthcare expenditure<br /><br />The healthcare survey further revealed that 41 per cent of employees spend from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 on healthcare in a financial year.<br /><br />Twenty-one per cent of employees’ health expenditure ranged between Rs 5,000 to 50,000, as they suffered from diabetes, acute liver disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure and stroke.<br /><br />Over 36 per cent of the survey respondents say they spend less than Rs 500 on their health expenditure in a year.<br /><br />Merely 2 per cent of the employees spend more than Rs 50,000 due to heart disease/cardiovascular disease, paralytic attack and surgery.<br /></p>
<p>Delhi has the highest number of corporate employees afflicted with insomnia due to high stress levels and demanding schedules in offices, a survey has revealed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The city is followed by Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai.<br /><br />The survey was conducted by ASSOCHAM on the occasion of World Health Day.<br />Less than 6 hours sleep<br /><br />It found that nearly 78 per cent of the corporate employees sleep less than six hours a day resulting in sleep disorders.<br /><br />“Loss of sleep has wide ranging effects including daytime fatigue, physical discomfort, psychological stress, performance deterioration, low-pain threshold and increased absenteeism,” said D S Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM.<br /><br />The survey also shows that women experience more sleeping problems than men.<br />Nearly 36 per cent of the sample population suffer from obesity while 21 per cent suffer from depression.<br /><br />High blood pressure and diabetes were found in 12 per cent and eight per cent of the sample population.<br /><br />In terms of the physical fitness, it was found that around 47 per cent of the corporate employees do not exercise and merely seven per cent stay fit by exercising for more than six hours a week. <br /><br />The survey also revealed high levels of absenteeism owing to illnesses of various kinds.<br /><br />A little over 200 employees in age bracket of 20 to 69 years were selected from each city.<br /><br />The survey targeted corporate employees from 18 broad sectors, with maximum share contributed by IT sector (17 per cent).<br /><br />Healthcare expenditure<br /><br />The healthcare survey further revealed that 41 per cent of employees spend from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 on healthcare in a financial year.<br /><br />Twenty-one per cent of employees’ health expenditure ranged between Rs 5,000 to 50,000, as they suffered from diabetes, acute liver disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure and stroke.<br /><br />Over 36 per cent of the survey respondents say they spend less than Rs 500 on their health expenditure in a year.<br /><br />Merely 2 per cent of the employees spend more than Rs 50,000 due to heart disease/cardiovascular disease, paralytic attack and surgery.<br /></p>
