| Title: | Associations between long-term night shift work and incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study of 277,059 UK Biobank participants |
| Journal: | BMC Medicine |
| Published: | 16 Jan 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38225649/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03240-8 |
| URL: | https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12916-023-03240-8 |
Publication 8930
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Abstract
BackgroundLittle is known about the effects of night shifts and their interactions with genetic factors on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we aim to investigate relationships between long-term night shift work exposure and COPD risk, and assess modification effects of genetic predisposition.MethodsA total of 277,059 subjects who were in paid employment or self-employed were included in the UK Biobank. Information on current and lifetime employment was obtained, and a weighted COPD-specific genetic risk score (GRS) was constructed. We used Cox proportional hazard models to investigate associations between night shift work and COPD risk, and their interaction with COPD-specific GRS.ResultsThe cohort study included 277,059 participants (133,063 men [48.03%]; mean [SD] age, 52.71 [7.08] years). During a median follow-up of 12.87 years, we documented 6558 incidents of COPD. From day work, irregular night shifts to regular night shifts, there was an increased trend in COPD incidence (P for trend < 0.001). Compared with day workers, the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of COPD was 1.28 (1.20, 1.37) for subjects with rarely/sometimes night shifts and 1.49 (1.35, 1.66) for those with permanent night shifts. Besides, the longer durations (especially in subjects with night shifts ≥ 10 years) and increasing monthly frequency of night shifts (in workers with > 8 nights/month) were associated with a higher COPD risk. Additionally, there was an additive interaction between night shifts and genetic susceptibility on the COPD risk. Subjects with permanent night shifts and high genetic risk had the highest risk of COPD (HR: 1.90 [95% CI: 1.63, 2.22]), with day workers with low genetic risk as a reference.ConclusionsLong-term night shift exposure is associated with a higher risk of COPD. Our findings suggest that decreasing the frequency and duration of night shifts may offer a promising approach to mitigating respiratory disease incidence in night shift workers, particularly in light of individual susceptibility.</p>
10 Authors
- Jia Li
- Liangle Yang
- Yuxin Yao
- Pei Gu
- Yujia Xie
- Haoyu Yin
- Mingyue Xue
- Yu Jiang
- Jianghong Dai
- Jixuan Ma
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 88159 | Fine-mapping, genetic correlation and genetic risk prediction for complex traits in different populations |
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