ArticlePloS one2015
Shift work and the relationship with metabolic syndrome in Chinese aged workers.
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- Effect of night shift on development of metabolic syndrome among health care workers.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Lack of food intake during shift work alters the heart transcriptome and leads to cardiac tissue fibrosis and inflammation in rats.BMC biology · 2022Article
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- Sleep duration and metabolic body size phenotypes among Chinese young workers.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Rest-Activity Rhythm Is Associated With Obesity Phenotypes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Behavioural characteristics and abdominal obesity among Brazilian shift working women.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Night shift work and the risk of metabolic syndrome: Findings from an 8-year hospital cohort.PloS one · 2021Article
- Consequences of Circadian Disruption in Shift Workers on Chrononutrition and their Psychosocial Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Circadian dysynchrony among nurses performing shift work at a tertiary care teaching hospital: a preliminary study.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundShift work is indicated to be associated with adverse metabolic disorders. However, potential effects of shift work on metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components have not been well established.
methodsIn total, 26,382 workers from Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort were included in this study. Information on shift work history was gathered through questionnaires and metabolic traits were measured. Logistic regression models were used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for long-term shift work related with MetS and each component, respectively. Further stratification analysis was performed to detect the differences on MetS between female and male shift workers.
resultsLong-term shift work was associated with MetS without adjusting for any confounders. Compared with the group of non-shift work, the multivariate-adjusted ORs (95%CI) of MetS associated with 1-10, 11-20, and ≥20y of shift work were 1.05 (0.95-1.16), 1.14 (1.03-1.26), 1.16 (1.01-1.31), respectively. In female workers, we found a dose-response relationship that every 10 years increase in shift work was associated with a 10% (95% CI: 1%-20%) elevated OR of MetS, while no significant dose-response trend was found among male workers. Furthermore, shift work duration was significantly associated with ORs of high blood pressure (1.07, 1.01-1.13), long waist circumference (1.10, 1.01-1.20) and high glucose levels (1.09, 1.04-1.15). No significant association was observed between shift work and low HDL cholesterol) and raised triglyceride levels.
conclusionsLong-term shift work was associated with metabolic syndrome and the association might differ by gender in retired workers. Applicable intervention strategies are needed for prevention of metabolic disorders for shift workers.
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