Elevated cardiometabolic risk markers in evening chronotype shift workers: a case–control study in male workers

Shift workers had significantly higher mean body fat percentage of 31.7% compared to non-shift workers at 22.7%.

• Shift workers showed elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 138.6 mmHg versus 128.5 mmHg in non-shift workers.
• Pulse rates were higher in shift workers at 78.7 bpm compared to 72.3 bpm in non-shift workers.
• Shift workers had increased triglyceride levels at 1.60 mmol/l compared to 1.30 mmol/l in non-shift workers.
• Evening chronotype shift workers had higher visceral fat levels at 12.8 compared to 8.90 in morning chronotype shift workers.
• Evening chronotype shift workers also exhibited higher SBP, pulse rate, and LDL-cholesterol compared to their morning chronotype counterparts.

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