The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between shift schedule and body massindex (BMI) among a sample of Canadian Nurses.Background: Higher BMI values have been reported for employees working non-standard shiftscompared to those working a regular daytime schedule. Little is known...
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| author | Smith, P. Fritschi, Lin Reid, Alison Mustard, C. |
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| description | Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between shift schedule and body massindex (BMI) among a sample of Canadian Nurses.Background: Higher BMI values have been reported for employees working non-standard shiftscompared to those working a regular daytime schedule. Little is known about the pathways throughwhich shift work is associated with higher BMI.Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of a sample from National Survey on the Work andHealth of Nurses (N=9291).Results: We found a small, but statistically significant, difference in BMI scores across shiftschedule categories with higher BMI scores reported among female nurses working night or mixedshift schedules, compared with those working a regular daytime schedule. Adjustment for workingconditions and employer supported facilities did not attenuate the association between shift work andBMI scores.Conclusions: The potential public health importance of this relationship requires furtherinvestigation given the small, but statistically significant, differences observed in this sample. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-272652017-09-13T16:09:09Z The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses Smith, P. Fritschi, Lin Reid, Alison Mustard, C. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between shift schedule and body massindex (BMI) among a sample of Canadian Nurses.Background: Higher BMI values have been reported for employees working non-standard shiftscompared to those working a regular daytime schedule. Little is known about the pathways throughwhich shift work is associated with higher BMI.Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of a sample from National Survey on the Work andHealth of Nurses (N=9291).Results: We found a small, but statistically significant, difference in BMI scores across shiftschedule categories with higher BMI scores reported among female nurses working night or mixedshift schedules, compared with those working a regular daytime schedule. Adjustment for workingconditions and employer supported facilities did not attenuate the association between shift work andBMI scores.Conclusions: The potential public health importance of this relationship requires furtherinvestigation given the small, but statistically significant, differences observed in this sample. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27265 10.1016/j.apnr.2012.10.001 Elsevier Science restricted |
| spellingShingle | Smith, P. Fritschi, Lin Reid, Alison Mustard, C. The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title | The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Shift Work and Body Mass Index Among Canadian Nurses |
| title_sort | relationship between shift work and body mass index among canadian nurses |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27265 |