Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Insights from UK Biobank Night Shift Workers.

ABSTRACT: Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) is a significant and highly prevalent condition affecting up to 48% of individuals with irregular work schedules. The diagnostic criteria for SWSD include persistent insomnia or sleepiness in relation to shift work, not attributable to other disorders or external factors. To explore risk factors of SWSD, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis among 10,787 night shift workers in the UK Biobank. To determine correlates of SWSD using multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models, a preselection of potential risk factors was made on the basis of previous literature. Self-identifying as 'Asian or Asian British' or 'Black or Black British' (compared to being 'White'), male sex, and high scores on sociability, warmth and diligence were associated with lower o

SUBMITTER: Degenfellner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11941026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature