The impact of shift work on glycemic characteristics assessed by CGM and its association with metabolic indices in non-diabetic subjects

• Published in: Acta diabetologica 2020, Vol.57 (1), p.53-61
• Main Authors: Ye, Lingxia, Gu, Weiqiong, Chen, Yufei, Li, Xuelin, Shi, Juan, Lv, Ankang, Hu, Jingfen, Zhang, Ru, Liu, Ruixin, Hong, Jie, Wang, Jiqiu, Zhang, Yifei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Blood glucose; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Cross-Sectional Studies; Daytime; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Glucose; Glucose metabolism; Glucose monitoring; Glucose tolerance; Glucose Tolerance Test; Glycemic Index; Health Education and psycho-social aspects; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Hyperglycemia - etiology; Hyperglycemia - metabolism; Hypoglycemia; Internal Medicine; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Nighttime; Original Article; Shift Work Schedule - adverse effects; Workers; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0940-5429; 1432-5233
• DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01372-z

Aim To explore the glycemic characteristics of non-diabetic shift workers and associations with metabolic indices. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 450 non-diabetic males, including 238 shift workers, aged 23–58 years, were recruited after a screening oral glucose tolerance test. Blood samples and anthropometric data were collected. Hundred and fifty of them finished a continuous glucose monitoring for 3–7 days. Results Compared to daytime workers, shift workers presented with larger WHR ( p