Cardiovascular disease risk factors related to shift work among Korean workers aged from 30 to 49 years

Abstract

This study was to compare health behaviors between day workers (DW) and shift workers (SW), and to investigate the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among 30-49 years Korean workers. SW showed higher prevalence of smoking than DW.The proportion of adequate sleep was lower in SW than in DW. DW showed higher prevalence of impaired fasting glucose, however, there were no significant differences in hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and metabolic syndrome between DW and SW. Further research is recommended to include mediating factors such as organizational culture or working time, etc., for scrutinizing the association between work type and CVD risk factors. © 2017 International Information Institute.