Chronic disease risks from exposure to long-hour work schedules over a 32-year period

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• Personal Author:
  Dembe AE ; Yao X
• Description:
  Objectives: This study aims at evaluating the chronic disease risk related to prolonged work in long-hour schedules for eight major chronic diseases: heart disease, non-skin cancer, arthritis, diabetes, chronic lung disease, asthma, chronic depression, and hypertension. Methods: The study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 covering 32 years of job history (1978 to 2009) for 7492 respondents. Logistic regression analyses were performed to test the relationship between average weekly work hours, and the reported prevalence of those conditions for each individual. Results: Regularly working long hours over 32 years was significantly associated with elevated risks of heart disease, non-skin cancer, arthritis, and diabetes. The observed risk was much larger among women than among men. Conclusions: Working long-hour schedules over many years increases the risk for some specific chronic diseases, especially for women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Environmental Exposure Fatigue Lung Lung Diseases Men Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Women

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• Keywords:
  Bronchial Asthma Cancer Digestive System Diseases Exposure Levels Humans Hypertension Injuries Long Term Exposure Long Work Hours Lung Disease Risk Factors Sleep Disorders Stress Work Capability Workers Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048627
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Sep; 58(9):861-867
• Contact Point Address:
  Allard E. Dembe, ScD, Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 1841 Neil Avenue, Room 283, Columbus, OH 43210
• Email:
  adembe@cph.osu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Ohio State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:479327a404f7b26956d42f45a704b745352cca450c44a596315ed9dab64b27cb9f9ddc64c4ce9741d3ed8c1c56b331ef0b1501d92a7d0ba067ec3c4a7b5edf3d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203337/cdc_203337_DS1.pdf
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