Sleep breathing problems and blood pressure in shift workers versus day workers

The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing among the studied subjects was 11.3%.

• No significant difference in the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing was found between shift workers and day workers.
• Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels correlated with the number of oxygen desaturations in all subjects.
• The correlation between sleep-disordered breathing severity and diastolic blood pressure was particularly evident in shift workers aged 40 years and older.
• These findings highlight the potential need for targeted screening of sleep-disordered breathing in older shift workers to manage blood pressure.

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