Association of Chronotype and Shiftwork with COVID-19 Infection

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Quan, Stuart F. ; Weaver, Matthew D. ; Czeisler, Mark É. ; Barger, Laura K. ; Booker, Lauren A. ; Howard, Mark E. ; Jackson, Melinda L. ; Lane, Rashon I. ; McDonald, Christine F. ; Ridgers, Anna ; Robbins, Rebecca ; Varma, Prerna ; Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W. ; Czeisler, Charles A.
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• Description:
  Objective: ; This study assesses whether chronotype is related to COVID-19 infection and whether there is an interaction with shift work. ; Methods: ; Cross-sectional survey of 19,821 U.S. adults ; Results: ; COVID-19 infection occurred in 40% of participants, 32.6% morning and 17.2% evening chronotypes. After adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic factors, shift/remote work, sleep duration and comorbidities, morning chronotype was associated with a higher (aOR: 1.15, 95% CI 1.10-1.21) and evening chronotype with a lower (aOR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.78-0.87) prevalence of COVID-19 infection in comparison to an intermediate chronotype. Working exclusively night shifts was not associated with higher prevalence of COVID-19. Morning chronotype and working some evening shifts was associated with the highest prevalence of previous COVID-19 infection (aOR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.28-2.74). ; Conclusion: ; Morning chronotype and working a mixture of shifts increase risk of COVID-19 infection.
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • COVID-19
  • Male
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Shift Work Schedule
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • United States
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• Keywords:
  • COVID-19
  • Shift work
  • chronotype
  • diurnal preference
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 66(7):548-555
• Pubmed ID:
  38595269
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11230841
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 HL150339/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH011773/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R56 HL151637/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/175601/cdc_175601_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 439.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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