Does Maintaining or Changing Shift Types Affect BMI? A Longitudinal Study
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OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of maintaining or changing shift work status on body mass index (BMI) among female nurses and midwives. METHODS: A longitudinal study. Measurements included day work maintainers, shift work maintainers, day to shift changers and shift to day changers, changes in BMI, and potential confounders selected from baseline survey. Repeated measures analysis of covariance was employed. RESULTS: The shift to day changers had decreased in BMI over the follow-up period (mean, -3.02; SD, 5.45; P < 0.001). In contrast, the shift work maintainers and the day to shift changers had increased in BMI over follow-up period (mean, 0.56; SD, 5.47; P = 0.01 and mean, 0.13; SD, 5.64; P = 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The analysis suggests that shift work could increase BMI.
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Night shift workers tend to have significantly higher BMI and greater waist-to-hip ratio than day shift workers.
“Indeed, night shift workers tend to have significantly higher body mass index (BMI) and greater waist-to-hip ratio than day shift workers [22,23,24].”
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- Authors
- Zhao, I., Bogossian, F., & Turner, C.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Zhao, Isabella
- Venue
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 525-531
- ISSN
- 1076-2752 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2014941643
- Cited by
- 35
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- 63
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- FWCI
- 6.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- shift work, body mass index, nurses, midwives, female health workers, weight gain, occupational health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Diet, Female, Humans, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Midwifery, Motor Activity, Nursing, Personnel Staffing and Scheduling, Smoking, Work Schedule Tolerance, Body Mass Index, Multivariate Analysis, Chi-Square Distribution, Young Adult
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