SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Impact of Different Types of Shift Work on Blood Pressure and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Shift work and early vascular aging: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Circadian rhythm disruption in cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mechanistic evidence from animal models.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- What do we know about the effect of night-shift work on cardiovascular risk factors? An umbrella review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Timing of food intake impacts cardiovascular and neuroendocrine physiology and risk of disease.Cardiovascular research · 2026Review
- Circadian Biology and Phase Response: Fundamental Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.Clocks & sleep · 2026Review
- Dietary pattern and night work: metabolic syndrome in healthcare workers.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
- Hypertension in steelworkers: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and associated factors.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular Risk and Modifiable Risk Factors in Shift-Working Healthcare Workers: A Gender-Stratified Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The association between shift work, occupational physical activity and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: a cohort study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between night shift work, genetic risk, and chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study based on the UK Biobank.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Rotating shift work, with night shift work, affects cardiovascular risk factors: a 6-year follow-up study in the insulation industry.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Blunted Blood Pressure Dipping During Night Shift Work: Does It Matter? Can We Intervene?American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Chronotype and Sleep Timing by Race-Gender: The CARDIA Sleep Study.Journal of biological rhythms · 2025Article
- 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2025Review
- Duration of exposure to night work and cardiovascular risk factors: results from 52,234 workers of the CONSTANCES study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Night shift work increases the risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations Between Salivary Cortisol, DHEA-S, and Alpha-Amylase and Longitudinal Sleep Disruption in Shift-Working Healthcare Professionals: A Pilot Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Clockwork conditioning: Aligning the skeletal muscle clock with time-of-day exercise for cardiometabolic health.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology · 2025Review
- Impact of Vietnam-era G.I. Bill eligibility on later-life blood pressure distribution: evidence from the Vietnam draft lottery natural experiment.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Investigating the relationship between shift work schedule and blood and metabolic parameters: a 10-years retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Shift work (SW) encompasses 20% of the European workforce. Moreover, high blood pressure (BP) remains a leading cause of death globally. This review aimed to synthesize the magnitude of the potential impact of SW on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and hypertension (HTN). MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL databases were searched for epidemiological studies evaluating BP and/or HTN diagnosis among shift workers, compared with day workers. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed and the results were expressed as pooled mean differences or odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. Forty-five studies were included, involving 117,252 workers. We found a significant increase in both SBD and DBP among permanent night workers (2.52 mmHg, 95% CI 0.75-4.29 and 1.76 mmHg, 95% CI 0.41-3.12, respectively). For rotational shift workers, both with and without night work, we found a significant increase but only for SBP (0.65 mmHg, 95% CI 0.07-1.22 and 1.28 mmHg, 95% CI 0.18-2.39, respectively). No differences were found for HTN. Our findings suggest that SW is associated with an increase of BP, mainly for permanent night workers and for SBP. This is of special interest given the large number of susceptible workers exposed over time.
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