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

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: 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.

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302010000700010

Authors: Luciana da Conceição Antunes, Manoela Neves da Jornada, Letícia Ramalho, Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo

Institution: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas