Retrospective cohort study of the risk of impaired glucose tolerance among shift workers

• Main Authors: Ichiro Oyama (Author), Tomohide Kubo (Author), Yoshihisa Fujino (Author), Koji Kadowaki (Author), Masamizu Kunimoto (Author), Kiyoyumi Shirane (Author), Hidetoshi Tabata (Author), Ken Sabanai (Author), Takehiro Nakamura (Author), Shinya Matsuda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of shift working on the risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS: This study comprised 6413 male employees (5608 daytime workers, 512 3-shift workers and 293 2-shift workers) whose work schedules remained constant du...