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Shift work and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) among professional drivers
Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi1, Farzaneh Abbaslou2, Seyed Akbar Sharifian2
1Occupational Sleep Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
Shift work may be associated with insulin resistance.
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate the potential association between shift work and the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index in professional drivers.
Method:
A total of four hundred fifty-three professional drivers were invited to participate in the study within a periodic medical examination in the occupational setting. One hundred seventy-seven daytime workers were compared with 175 night shifts and 101 early morning shift drivers. Demographic, occupational, and medical examination including blood pressure, anthropometric data was assessed. Measurement of serum insulin, fasting blood glucose and lipid profile were done for all drivers.
Results:
Compared with day workers, night shift and early morning shift drivers displayed higher levels of HOMA-IR. Metabolic syndrome was found to be significantly increased in night workers. In linear regression analysis, insulin resistance was correlated with shift work independently of demographic and occupational characteristics.
Conclusion:
The study revealed that shift work could be a risk factor in developing the risk of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Suggestively, health strategies such as structured lifestyle counseling in occupational health settings are warranted to improve and modify cardiometabolic risk factors.
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