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[Shift work and cardiometabolic risk].

Alfredo Copertaro¹, Mariella Barbaresi, Massimo Bracci

¹Servizio di Medicina del Lavoro, Azienda Sanitaria Unica Regionale Zona 7, Ancona. copertaroa@asurzona7.marche.it

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Shift work significantly increases the risk of metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity. Healthcare shift workers face higher odds of these conditions compared to day workers, highlighting a critical occupational health concern.

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Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Metabolic Syndrome Research
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology

Background:

Shift work is linked to increased coronary heart disease risk.
Shift workers often exhibit metabolic disturbances, including altered glucose and lipid levels, hypertension, and obesity.
Abdominal obesity is a key characteristic of metabolic syndrome.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity between healthcare shift workers and day workers.
To identify the relative risk of metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity associated with shift work.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving 193 shift workers and 221 day workers.
Data collection included medical history, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, health behaviors questionnaire, and biochemical determinations (fasting plasma glucose, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides).
Metabolic syndrome was assessed using International Diabetes Federation criteria.

Main Results:

20% of shift workers had metabolic syndrome compared to 12% of day workers.
Abdominal obesity was more prevalent in shift workers (70%) than day workers (58%).
Shift work was associated with a higher relative risk for metabolic syndrome (OR 2.9) and abdominal obesity (OR 1.9) after adjusting for confounding factors.

Conclusions:

Shift work poses a significant risk for developing metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity.
Healthcare professionals engaged in shift work require targeted health interventions to mitigate these risks.
Further research into the mechanisms linking shift work to metabolic disturbances is warranted.