Seeking Treatment Profile of Male Shift Workers With Hypertension and Diabetes

Nuri Purwito Adi, Tomohisa Nagata, Koji Mori, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Kenji Fujimoto, Makoto Ohtani, Kiminori Odagami, Masako Nagata, Shigeyuki Kajiki, Yoshihisa Fujino, Shinya Matsuda

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)783-788
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume65
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2023

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