Relationship Between Long Working Hours and Metabolic Syndrome Among Korean Workers
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 36-41, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-161536
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study investigated gender differences in the relationship between long working hours and metabolic syndrome.METHODS:
Data based on the Sixth National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014) pertaining to a total of 1,145 paid workers were analyzed. Working hours were divided into three groups (40–51 hours/week, 52–59 hours/week, ≥ 60 hours/week). The relationship between working hours and metabolic syndrome was then analyzed after adjusting for general and occupational characteristics, using a multiple logistic regression model.RESULTS:
Working 40–51 hours per week was associated with the lowest metabolic syndrome among female workers (11.2%), whereas it was associated with the highest metabolic syndrome among male workers (28.0%). After adjusting for general and occupational characteristics, female workers working ≥ 60 hours per week showed odds ratios of 2.21 [95% confidence interval (1.07, 4.57)], compared to those who worked 40–51 hours per week. However, no clear association between long working hours and metabolic syndrome was found among male workers.CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest that working long hours, especially≥ 60 hours per week, is related to metabolic syndrome among female Korean workers.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Logistic Models
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Odds Ratio
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Nutrition Surveys
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Employment
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Nursing Research
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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