Cross-sectional association between long working hours and endoscopic gastritis: the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the cross-sectional association between long working hours and gastritis diagnosed by endoscopy.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Large university hospitals in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea.

Participants

Workers in formal employment who underwent a comprehensive health examination at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Total Healthcare Centre clinics in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea, between January 2011 and December 2018. Of the 386 488 participants, 168 391 full-time day workers met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis.

Primary outcome measure

Endoscopic gastritis.

Results

The participants were predominantly college graduates or above (88.9%), male (71.2%) and in their 30s (51.1%), and the

SUBMITTER: Mun E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature