Gender-specific association between night-work exposure and type-2 diabetes: results from longitudinal study of adult health, ELSA-Brasil

Aug 28, 2015Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health

Night work and type-2 diabetes risk differ between men and women: findings from a long-term adult health study in Brazil

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Abstract

Among women exposed to night work for more than 20 years, the odds of type-2 diabetes is associated with a 1.42-fold increase.

  • 19.6% of the baseline sample were classified as having type-2 diabetes.
  • 20.5% of participants were classified as having impaired glucose tolerance.
  • The mean age of participants was 52.1 years.
  • 2041 participants worked at night for 1-20 years, while 687 worked for more than 20 years.
  • For men exposed to night work for more than 20 years, the odds of type-2 diabetes is associated with a 1.06-fold increase.

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