Seeking Treatment Profile of Male Shift Workers With Hypertension and Diabetes

Overview

Journal J Occup Environ Med

Specialty Environmental Health

Date 2023 Jun 13

PMID 37311081

Authors

Nuri Purwito Adi

Tomohisa Nagata

Koji Mori

Tatsuhiko Kubo

Kenji Fujimoto

Makoto Ohtani

Kiminori Odagami

Masako Nagata

Shigeyuki Kajiki

Yoshihisa Fujino

Shinya Matsuda

Affiliations

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Abstract

Objective: This study was identified seeking treatment for hypertension and diabetes among male shift workers.

Method: This retrospective cohort study included nine large companies in Japan. Data were collected from health checkup, health insurance records, and self-administered questionnaires in 2017 and 2020. Data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression.

Result: Person-days shift workers and day workers seeking treatment for hypertension were 41,604 and 327,301, respectively and, for diabetes, were 7326 and 60,735, respectively. The log ranks were statistically significant. Shift workers were 46% and 56% less likely to seek treatment for hypertension and diabetes, respectively, than day workers were after adjustment for age, marital status, education level, and intention to modify lifestyle (model 2) ( P < 0.01).

Conclusions: Male shift workers are less likely to seek treatment for hypertension and diabetes compared with day workers.

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