Shift work and the risk of cardiovascular disease among workers in cocoa processing company, Tema
| dc.contributor.author | Asare-Anane, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdul-Latif, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ofori, E.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdul-Rahman, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amanquah, S.D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-31T11:53:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-31T11:53:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: Shift work has been implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD), a major cause of death globally. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing CVD in shift work. Design: A cross-sectional study involving secondary analysis of shift and non-shift work from an industry in Ghana. Participants: Two hundred (113 shift and 87 non-shift) consecutive workers who consented were recruited into the study. A structured questionnaire was administered to deduce information on participant's age, alcohol consumption pattern, smoking habits, history of diabetes, stroke and hypertension. Results: Shift workers were found to be associated with higher body mass index (26.9 ± 4.6 vs 25.2 ± 3.3, p = 0.013); fasting blood glucose (5.9 ± 1.8 vs 5.3 ± 0.8, p ≤ 0.0001); glycated haemoglobin (4.9 ± 0.9 vs 4.2 ± 0.8, p ≤ 0.0001); high sensitivity C-reactive protein (2.5 ± 1.1 vs 1.8 ± 1.1, p < 0.0001); total cholesterol (5.9 ± 1.3 vs 5.2 ± 1.7, p = 0.002); triglycerides (1.3 ± 0.8 vs 1.1 ± 0.6, p = 0.015) and LDL cholesterol (3.6 ± 0.9 vs 3.2 ± 1.3, p = 0.04) than controls. Shift work however, had no associations with HDL-cholesterol. Conclusion: It can be concluded that shift work is associated with risk factors of CVD. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 17560500 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1186/s13104-015-1750-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/22374 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Caustic soda | en_US |
| dc.subject | Children below five | en_US |
| dc.subject | Influencing factors | en_US |
| dc.title | Shift work and the risk of cardiovascular disease among workers in cocoa processing company, Tema | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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