The association between shift work and hyperuricemia in steelmaking male workers
- Authors
- Oh, J.-S.; Choi, Won-Jun; Lee, M.-K.; Han, S.-W.; Song, S.-H.; Yun, J.-W.; Han, S.-H.
- Issue Date
- Nov-2014
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Keywords
- Hyperuricemia; Job schedule; Shift work
- Citation
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.26, no.1
- Journal Title
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/13154
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40557-014-0042-z
- ISSN
- 2052-4374
- Abstract
- Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association between shift work and hyperuricemia among steel company workers.Methods: We examined 1,029 male workers at a Korean steel company between June 6 and June 28, 2013. We conducted anthropometric measurements, questionnaire surveys, and blood tests. Hyperuricemia was defined as a serum uric acid concentration of ≥7.0 mg/dL. Logistic regression analyses were performed. In the full model, analysis was adjusted for covariates including age, body mass index, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities. The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated for all models.Results: The participants included 276 daytime workers and 753 shift workers. Among daytime workers, 72 (26.1%) individuals had hyperuricemia, as did 282 (37.5%) individuals among shift workers (p <0.001). There was a statistically significant association between shift work and hyperuricemia. In the unadjusted model, the OR of shift work was 1.70 (95% CI 1.25-2.31) for hyperuricemia. In the full model, the OR of shift work was also statistically significant after adjustment for covariates (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.02-1.96).Conclusions: Among male steel workers, a significant association between shift work and hyperuricemia was observed. © 2014 Oh et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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