Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women
January 6, 2012
Source: PLoS Medicine
These findings show that in these women, there is a positive association between rotating night shift work and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, long duration of shift work may also be associated with greater weight gain. Although these findings need to be confirmed in men and other ethnic groups, because a large proportion of the working population is involved in some kind of permanent night and rotating night shift work, these findings are of potential public health significance. Additional preventative strategies in rotating night shift workers should therefore be considered.
Categories: diabetes, labor, obesity, PLoS Medicine
