Nightshift work job exposure matrices and urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels among healthy Chinese women

• Main Authors: Bu-Tian Ji (Author), Yu-Tang Gao (Author), Xiao-Ou Shu (Author), Gong Yang (Author), Kai Yu (Author), Shou-Zheng Xue (Author), Hong-Lan Li (Author), Linda M Liao (Author), Aaron Blair (Author), Nathaniel Rothman (Author), Wei Zheng (Author), Wong-Ho Chow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: Six-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) is a primary urinary metabolite of melatonin. We examined the association between aMT6s levels and shift work estimated by a job exposure matrix (JEM) among healthy participants of the Shanghai Women's Health Study. METHODS: Creatinine-adjusted aMT6s le...