SHIFTWORK AND THE RETINAL VASCULATURE DIAMETERS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Charles, Luenda E. ; Gu, Ja K. ; Ma, Claudia C. ; Grady, Lisa M. ; Mnatsakanova, Anna ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Fekedulegn, Desta ; Violanti, John M. ; Klein, Ronald
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To investigate associations of central retinal arteriolar equivalent (CRAE), a measure of retinal arteriolar width, and central retinal venular equivalents (CRVE), a measure of retinal venular width, with shiftwork in 199 police officers (72.9% male).
  
  Methods
  
  Shiftwork (day, afternoon, night) was assessed using electronic payroll records. Four digital retinal images per officer were taken. Mean diameters of the retinal vasculature were compared across shifts using ANOVA/ANCOVA.
  
  Results
  
  Among all officers (mean age=46.6±6.8 years), shiftwork was not significantly associated with CRAE or CRVE. However, among current and former smokers, night shift officers had a wider mean (±SE) CRVE (230.0±4.5 μm) compared with day shift officers (215.1±3.5 μm); adjusted p=0.014.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Night shift schedule in current and former smokers is associated with wider retinal venules. Reasons for this association are not known. Longitudinal studies are warranted.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Article Cardiovascular Diseases Female Humans Male Middle Aged Police Police Officers Retinal Arterioles Retinal Artery Retinal Vein Retinal Venules Retinal Vessels Sex Factors Shiftwork Shift Work Schedule Smoking

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 59(10):e172-e179.
• Pubmed ID:
  28820862
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5633515
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH009640/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R01 OH010807/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:cfbc27eaf99ec3f02301c6542f12f5fc05edeaa889e9d28f53ccfb09c3d1d1bd
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