Correlation of shift work and waist circumference, body mass index, chronotype and depressive symptoms

Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. This study comprising 14 shift workers and 13 day workers. Subjects were workers from the health area aged 25 to 60 years. Minor psychiatric disorders were accessed by Self Report Questionnaire...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia 2010-10, Vol.54 (7), p.652-656
Main Authors: Antunes, Luciana da Conceição, Jornada, Manoela Neves da, Ramalho, Letícia, Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological Clocks - physiology
Body Mass Index
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Depression - diagnosis
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Female
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - etiology
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sleep - physiology
Statistics, Nonparametric
Waist Circumference - physiology
Work - classification
Work - physiology
Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology
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Summary:Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. This study comprising 14 shift workers and 13 day workers. Subjects were workers from the health area aged 25 to 60 years. Minor psychiatric disorders were accessed by Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and depressive symptoms by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chronotype was accessed using Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Anthropometric measures were taken. Shift workers presented higher BMI (P = 0.03) and waist circumference (P = 0.004) than day workers. Years on shift work were significantly correlated to waist circumference (r = 0.43; P = 0.03) and age (r = 0.47; P = 0.02). Shift work was not correlated with depressive symptoms and chronotype. These results may suggest a role played by shift work on the development and/or the early clinic manifestations of metabolic disturbances, becoming a risk factor to metabolic syndrome.
ISSN:0004-2730
1677-9487
1677-9487
0004-2730
DOI:10.1590/S0004-27302010000700010