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Exposure to shift work as a risk factor for diabetes

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Monk, Timothy H., Buysse, Daniel J.·2013·Journal of Biological Rhythms

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Using telephone survey data from 1111 retired older adults (≥65 years; 634 male, 477 female), we tested the hypothesis that exposure to shift work might result in increased self-reported diabetes. Five shift work exposure bins were considered: 0 years, 1-7 years, 8-14 years, 15-20 years, and >20 years. Shift work exposed groups showed an increased proportion of self-reported diabetes (χ(2) = 22.32, p < 0.001), with odds ratios (ORs) of about 2 when compared to the 0-year group. The effect remained significant after adjusting for gender and body mass index (BMI) (OR ≥ 1.4; χ(2) = 10.78, p < 0.05). There was a significant shift work exposure effect on BMI (χ(2) = 80.70, p < 0.001) but no significant gender effect (χ(2) = 0.37, p > 0.50).

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  • The increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease documented in epidemiologic studies of shift work is unlikely to be solely due to sleep loss and would not be fully mitigated by strategies designed to preserve sleep duration.

    “The increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease documented in epidemiologic studies of shift work (4–9) is thus unlikely to be solely due to sleep loss and would not be fully mitigated by strategies designed to preserve sleep duration.”

    From Circadian Misalignment Augments Markers of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation, Independently of Sleep Loss (2014) · cites this paper as [9]

    The paper reports an increased risk of diabetes associated with shift work (Abstract; page unavailable). It does not report an epidemiologic finding of increased cardiovascular disease risk from shift work. The statement about sleep-preserving strategies follows the citation as the citing authors’ own inference, so it is not assessed as a claim attributed to Monk. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Shift work is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

    “Prospective epidemiologic studies indicate that shift work is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (4–9).”

    From Circadian Misalignment Augments Markers of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation, Independently of Sleep Loss (2014) · cites this paper as [9]

    The paper’s Abstract (page unavailable) reports prospective studies linking shift work to diabetes, and its References identify those studies as concerning type 2 diabetes. Its own study did not distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes. The copy does not report a prospective association between shift work and cardiovascular disease, so that part of the citing sentence is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Monk, T. H., & Buysse, D. J.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Monk, Timothy H.
Venue
Journal of Biological Rhythms
Published
2013-10
Volume
28
Issue
5
Pages
356-359
ISSN
  • 0748-7304 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-4531
OpenAlex
W2075483791
Cited by
77
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 1
FWCI
17.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Rhythms (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000005)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG20677, R01AG013396, AG13396, P01AG020677)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR-024153, UL1RR024153)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords
shift work, diabetes mellitus, older adults, retirees, body mass index, gender differences, circadian rhythm disruption, occupational risk factors
MeSH terms
Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Work Schedule Tolerance, Body Mass Index, Odds Ratio

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