ArticleDiabetes care2018
Night Shift Work, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Biobank.
Article in Diabetes care, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05159141 (The Role of Circadian Rhythm in the Effect of Sleep Intervention on Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood), which is not on this map. Cited by 192 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Role of Circadian Rhythm in the Effect of Sleep Intervention on Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood
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192 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Shift work and risk of sleep disturbances in occupational populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Chronotype differences in the risk of cancers, diabetes mellitus, and poor mental health among shift workers: a meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- Circadian alignment of food intake and glycaemic control by time-restricted eating: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Influence of light at night on allergic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Relationship between shift work, night work, and subsequent dementia: A systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Sleep behaviours and associated habits and the progression of pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetes & vascular disease researchPooled it
- Working From Dusk to Dawn: A Joy or Nightmare.Orthopedic nursingPooled it
- Glycemic and sleep effects of daytime compared with those of overnight infusions of home parenteral nutrition in adults with short bowel syndrome: A quasi-experimental pilot trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
- Three weeks of time-restricted eating improves glucose homeostasis in adults with type 2 diabetes but does not improve insulin sensitivity: a randomised crossover trial.Diabetologia · 2022Trial
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- Pre-Sleep Casein Protein Ingestion Does Not Impact Next-Day Appetite, Energy Intake and Metabolism in Older Individuals.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Timed physical exercise does not influence circadian rhythms and glucose tolerance in rotating night shift workers: The EuRhythDia study.Diabetes & vascular disease researchTrial
- When Ultra-Processed Foods are Eaten: The Missing Dimension in Exposure Measurement for Obesity Research.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality by Chronotype: A Prospective Cohort Study in Nurses' Health Study II.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Circadian Biology and Phase Response: Fundamental Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.Clocks & sleep · 2026Review
- Role of Life's Essential 8 in the association of night shift work with cardiovascular disease and mortality: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Εndogenous metabolomic responses in circadian disrupted night shift working populations: a scoping review.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2026Review
- Association between shift work patterns and the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes among night shift workers: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Article
- Circadian Regulation of Glucose Metabolism: Implications for Pathogenesis and Chronotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetology · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of past and current night shift work and genetic type 2 diabetes vulnerability on type 2 diabetes odds. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsIn the UK Biobank, we examined associations of current (
resultsCompared with day workers, all current night shift workers were at higher multivariable-adjusted odds for type 2 diabetes (none or rare night shifts: odds ratio [OR] 1.15 [95% CI 1.05-1.26]; some nights: OR 1.18 [95% CI 1.05-1.32]; and usual nights: OR 1.44 [95% CI 1.19-1.73]), except current permanent night shift workers (OR 1.09 [95% CI 0.93-1.27]). Considering a person's lifetime work schedule and compared with never shift workers, working more night shifts per month was associated with higher type 2 diabetes odds (<3/month: OR 1.24 [95% CI 0.90-1.68]; 3-8/month: OR 1.11 [95% CI 0.90-1.37]; and >8/month: OR 1.36 [95% CI 1.14-1.62];
conclusionsOur findings show that night shift work, especially rotating shift work including night shifts, is associated with higher type 2 diabetes odds and that the number of night shifts worked per month appears most relevant for type 2 diabetes odds. Also, shift work exposure does not modify genetic risk for type 2 diabetes, a novel finding that warrants replication.
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