Metabolic disease and shift work: Is there an association? An analysis of NHANES data for 2007–2008

Previous epidemiological studies have shown that shift work is associated with higher levels of obesity and diabetes, possibly related to physiological maladaptation as a direct result of sleeping and eating at abnormal circadian times. 1 In a previously performed cross-sectional study, shift work w...

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Published in:Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 2014-09, Vol.71 (9), p.661-662
Main Authors: Santhanam, Prasanna, Driscoll, Henry K, Gress, Todd W, Khthir, Rodhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cholesterol
Cholesterols
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Employment
Female
Humans
LETTERS
Lipoproteins
Logistic Models
Male
Metabolic diseases
Metabolic Diseases - physiopathology
Metabolic disorders
Middle Aged
Regression analysis
Shift work
Triglycerides
Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Previous epidemiological studies have shown that shift work is associated with higher levels of obesity and diabetes, possibly related to physiological maladaptation as a direct result of sleeping and eating at abnormal circadian times. 1 In a previously performed cross-sectional study, shift work was associated with higher levels of triglycerides, lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and higher odds of metabolic syndrome in a multiple logistic regression analysis (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.1 to 5.0). Table 1 Variable Regular workers Shift workers p Value Age at screening 32.4 (+-25.5) 32.9 (+-25.5) 0.63 Gender distribution (% males) 49.8 48.9 0.66 BMI (kg/m2) 25.6 (+-7.7) 26.0 (+-7.8) 0.33 Waist circumference (in cm) 87.2 (+-22.7) 88.4 (+-21.9) 0.21 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 111.3 (+-35.8) 109.6 (+-35.6) 0.45 Systolic blood pressure 121.7 (+-19.8) 121.9 (+-18.7) 0.82 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 130.2 (+-105.1) 131.7 (+-94.5) 0.78 HbA1C (%) 5.7 (+-1.0) 5.6 (+-0.9) 0.06 BMI, body mass index; HbA1C, glycated haemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oemed-2014-102352