The association between shift work and hyperuricemia in steelmaking male workers.
10.1186/s40557-014-0042-z
- Author:
Jae Seok OH
1
;
Won Jun CHOI
;
Min Kee LEE
;
Sung Woo HAN
;
Seung Ho SONG
;
Jong Wan YUN
;
Sang Hwan HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 72-39, Namdong-daero 239beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Korea. jaedoli83@daum.net, hansh@gachon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hyperuricemia;
Shift work;
Job schedule
- MeSH:
Body Mass Index;
Comorbidity;
Hematologic Tests;
Humans;
Hyperuricemia*;
Life Style;
Logistic Models;
Male*;
Odds Ratio;
Steel;
Uric Acid
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2014;26(1):42-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the association between shift work and hyperuricemia among steel company workers. METHODS: We examined 1,029 male workers at a Korean steel company between June 6 and June 28, 2013. We conducted anthropometric measurements, questionnaire surveys, and blood tests. Hyperuricemia was defined as a serum uric acid concentration of > or =7.0 mg/dL. Logistic regression analyses were performed. In the full model, analysis was adjusted for covariates including age, body mass index, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities. The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated for all models. RESULTS: The participants included 276 daytime workers and 753 shift workers. Among daytime workers, 72 (26.1%) individuals had hyperuricemia, as did 282 (37.5%) individuals among shift workers (p <0.001). There was a statistically significant association between shift work and hyperuricemia. In the unadjusted model, the OR of shift work was 1.70 (95% CI 1.25-2.31) for hyperuricemia. In the full model, the OR of shift work was also statistically significant after adjustment for covariates (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.02-1.96). CONCLUSIONS: Among male steel workers, a significant association between shift work and hyperuricemia was observed.
