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A cohort study on the_effect of shift work on the onset of circulatory diseases

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09670418
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Public health/Health science
Research InstitutionKanazawa Medical University

Principal Investigator

MORIKAWA Yuko  Medicine, Kanazawab Medical University Senior Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (20210156)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NISHIJO Muneko  Medicine, Kanazawab Medical University Senior Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (40198461)
TABATA Masaji  Medicine, Kanazawab Medical University Senior Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (40188404)
MIURA Katsuyuki  Medicine, Kanazawab Medical University Senior Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (90257452)
NAKAGAWA Hideki  Medicine, Kanazawab Medical University Professor, 医学部, 講師 (00097437)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
KeywordsCohort study / Shift work / Cerebrovascul ar disease / Ischemic heart disease / Hypertension / 交代制勤務 / 循環器疾患 / 労働衛生 / コホート研究 / 発症率
Research Abstract

Objectives ; To investigate the effect of shift work on the onset of circulatory diseases, we took out a cohort study among the physical workers in a factory. The number of subjects was 2,702.
Method ; We followed them from 1987 to 1997. The subjects were grouped into three groups by the type of work schedule in 1987, the baseline year, "day workers", "shift workers without midnight shift, and "shift workers with midnight shift".
Results ; The onset number of vascular events during 10 years was 18 for all, 2 cerebral hemorrhage, 9 cerebral infarction, one subarachnoidal hemorrhage, arid 5 myocardial infarction. The cumulative incidence of "shift workers with midnight shift aged 50-59 years was higher than those of other two groups. However, the hazard ratio of the group with midnight shift for the onset of circulatory diseases adjusted for age, mean blood pressure, and BMI was not significantly high by the Cox's proportional hazard analysis. The onset, of hypertension was 87 from 1964 subjects. The incidence rate of hypertension was 4.9%. Among the subjects younger than 30 years old, the incidence rate was 2.3% in "day workers", 3.4% in "shift workers without midnight shift, and 6.5% in "shift workers with midnight shift". There was no significant difference between the groups by work schedule among thirties and forties. The hazard ratio of shift workers with midnight shift compared to day workers was significantly high, 1.6, by the C
oxs proportional hazard model. That of shift workers without midnight shift was as sane as that of day workers. Conclusions ; It is suggested that night and shift work is a risk factor of hypertension. However we could not find the relationship between the night and shift work and circulatory diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease and myocardial infarction. This negative data might be caused from the health administration such as hypertension control in this factory.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All Other

All Publications (1 results)

  • [Publications] Morikawa Y.,et al.: "Relationship between onset of hypertension and shift work in a cohort of a manual workers." Scandinavian Journal of Work,Environment & Health. 25・1. 57-61 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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