Estimation of the benchmark duration of alternating shift work associated with increased total cholesterol levels among male Japanese workers

• Main Authors: Yasushi Suwazono (Author), Mirei Uetani (Author), Mitsuhiro Oishi (Author), Kumihiko Tanaka (Author), Hideki Morimoto (Author), Satoru Nakada (Author), Kouichi Sakata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the benchmark doses (BMD) and their 95% lower confidence limits (BMDL) for the threshold number of years of alternating shift work associated with a relative increase in serum total cholesterol level (T-Cho), as an index of lipid metabolism. METHODS:...