Relationship between Rotating Night Shift and Lipid Profile in Minia mills, Egypt | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 4, October 2020, Pages 83-91 PDF (368.51 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.217119 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Refaat S. Raouf; Husein Z. Sayed; Tahany R. Mohmoud; Sara M. Kamel; Ayman A. Soliman | ||
| Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The advent of the 24 hour society has resulted in a need for greater flexibility in working time patterns and, in many cases, an increase in night working. In the twentieth century, night working was associated with manufacturing in larger plants where three eight hour shifts tended to be a typical pattern with full time employees alternating between early, middle and late shifts. hift work exerts major influences on the physiological functions of the human body. Several studies have suggested that rotating night shift work is associated with an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study investigated the relationship between shift work and lipid profile. Aim of the study: to identify whether rotating shift workers are more prone to dyslipidemia than day shift workers in Minia mills. Subjects and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which carried out in Minia mills, Egypt, during the period from September 2018 to March 2019. This study was conducted among 107 workers who were agreed to be interviewed and participate in this study. Data were collected by a questionnaire included demographic data, anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests were performed. Results: This study found higher levels of all components of lipid profile (Total cholesterol, HDL and LDL) among shift workers compared to day workers but without statistical significance. Regarding LDL ≥130 mg/dl, percentage of rotating shift workers with LDL ≥130 mg/dl was significantly higher than percentage of daytime workers (34.5% compared to 15.4%), and the percentage of persons had TG ≥ 150mg/dl was significantly higher among shift workers, where 90.9% of them had TG ≥ 150mg/dl compared to 62.3% of day time workers (p=0.001). Conclusion: Shift work was associated with lipid profile disorders in Minia mills. Recommendation: Health system programs especially designed for shift-workers, including diet and exercise, must be stressed and regularly assessed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Metabolic Syndrome; Prevalence; shift work | ||
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