The aim of the present study was to examine the association between shift work and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) using a large-scale longitudinal study design.
Data were collected from a historical cohort of health checkups in the Japanese population.
The baseline survey, which involved 16,952 inhabitants of the Minami Saku area of the Nagano Prefecture, was started in 1978. A nested case-control study was conducted between 1987 and 1990. This analysis was restricted to 6,712 men and women (age range 25-59 years). A conditional logistic regression model was used to estimate the risk of MetS associated with shift work.
Compared with the day workers, shift workers had a significantly higher risk of MetS (odds ratio 1.87; 95% CI, 1.13-3.08). Our results demonstrate that shift work was strongly associated with MetS. The study suggests appropriate dietary habits as a basis for managing the MetS risk of shift workers.
2011-05-30
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International journal of occupational and environmental health : official journal of the International Commission on Occupational Health
Obesity and Body Composition Research Center, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, 388 Yu-hang-tang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China. ziqianli [at] hotmail.com
Int J Occup Environ Health. ;17(2):154-60
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