Retrospective cohort study of the risk of impaired glucose tolerance among shift workers

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of shift working on the risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS: This study comprised 6413 male employees (5608 daytime workers, 512 3-shift workers and 293 2-shift workers) whose work schedules remained constant du...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Oyama, Tomohide Kubo, Yoshihisa Fujino, Koji Kadowaki, Masamizu Kunimoto, Kiyoyumi Shirane, Hidetoshi Tabata, Ken Sabanai, Takehiro Nakamura, Shinya Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2012-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3297