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Shift Work and Arteriosclerosis Risk in Professional Bus Drivers
Annals of Epidemiology , 12/16/09

Chen C–C et al. – Arteriosclerotic risk factors (age, weekly driving hours, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and insulin level) differed in part among different groups of drivers. Long–term shift drivers had higher baPWV compared to regular drivers and short–term shift drivers . This multiple regression model showed that age and diastolic blood pressure were positively associated with baPWV in these professional drivers. After adjusting for all covariates, the authors observed that baPWV increased by 3.6 cm/s for per 1–year increment in years of shift driving. Long–term shift work could increase the risk of arteriosclerosis in professional bus drivers. Larger studies would be necessary to provide further evidence regarding this finding.