Night and shift work characteristics and incident ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation among healthcare employees - a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the effects of various aspects of night and shift work on the risk of incident ischemic heart disease (IHD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) using detailed and registry-based exposure data.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included >30 300 healthcare employees (eg, nurses, nursing assistants) employed for at least one year in Region Stockholm 2008-2016. Information on daily working hours was obtained from a computerized administrative employee register and outcomes from national and regional registers. Using discrete-time proportional hazard models, we analyzed the outcomes as functions of working hour characteristics the preceding year, adjusted for sex, age, country of birth, education, and profession.

Results

We observed 223 c

SUBMITTER: Kader M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10539110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature