Associations between shift work patterns and sleep disturbance: an analysis of cross-sectional data from UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate associations between shift work patterns and sleep disturbance, and to assess if the association is modified by demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, anthropometric and lifestyle factors, health conditions or sleep traits.

Design

Analysis of cross-sectional data obtained from the UK Biobank baseline assessment.

Setting

UK Biobank, a large-scale prospective cohort study which recruited half a million participants aged 40-69 years between 2006 and 2010 from across the UK.

Participants

A total of 285 175 employed or self-employed participants at baseline (2006-2010), including 148 296 (52.0%) females and 136 879 (48.0%) males. The sample comprised 94.0% White, 0.7% Mixed race, 0.36% East Asian, 2.0% South Asian, 1.8% Black and 0.89%

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829381 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature