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Does maintaining or changing shift types affect BMI? A longitudinal study.

Isabella Zhao¹, Fiona Bogossian, Catherine Turner

¹University of Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

|May 12, 2012

Summary

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Shift work may increase body mass index (BMI). Switching from shift work to day shifts was associated with a decrease in BMI among female nurses and midwives.

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Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Nursing Research

Background:

Shift work is prevalent in healthcare professions like nursing and midwifery.
Previous research suggests a link between shift work and adverse health outcomes, including weight gain.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the longitudinal effects of maintaining or altering shift work schedules on body mass index (BMI).
To analyze BMI changes in female nurses and midwives based on their work schedule transitions.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study design tracking participants over time.
Categorization of participants into: day work maintainers, shift work maintainers, day to shift changers, and shift to day changers.
Repeated measures analysis of covariance used to assess BMI changes, controlling for baseline confounders.

Main Results:

Shift to day changers experienced a significant decrease in BMI (mean change: -3.02).
Shift work maintainers and day to shift changers showed significant increases in BMI (mean changes: 0.56 and 0.13, respectively).

Conclusions:

Maintaining shift work is associated with increased BMI.
Transitioning from shift work to day shifts may contribute to BMI reduction.
Findings suggest shift work is a potential contributing factor to increased body mass index.