TY - JOUR
T1 - Shift work and serum 25-OH vitamin D status among factory workers in Northern Italy
T2 - Cross-sectional study
AU - Romano, Alessandro
AU - Vigna, Luisella
AU - Belluigi, Valentina
AU - Conti, Diana Misaela
AU - Barberi, Claudia Eleonora
AU - Tomaino, Laura
AU - Consonni, Dario
AU - Riboldi, Luciano
AU - Tirelli, Amedea Silvia
AU - Andersen, Lars Louis
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Low levels of vitamin D are related to muscle weakness, poor balance, and higher risk of falls, and can therefore have a major impact on performance and safety at work. Little knowledge exists on the association between work environment and vitamin D status. This study evaluates vitamin D status in shift workers. In this cross-sectional study, led during early springtime, 96 male shift workers at an engineering factory in Northern Italy, and 100 male daily workers operating nearby, participated. 25-OH vitamin D concentration, anthropometric indexes, fasting glycemia and triglycerides were detected. 51 shift workers underwent anamnesis collection on lifestyle and habits and determination of heel bone mineral density. Vitamin D levels were lower in shift workers than daily ones (13.4±5.3 ng/mL versus 21.9±10.7 ng/mL, p
AB - Low levels of vitamin D are related to muscle weakness, poor balance, and higher risk of falls, and can therefore have a major impact on performance and safety at work. Little knowledge exists on the association between work environment and vitamin D status. This study evaluates vitamin D status in shift workers. In this cross-sectional study, led during early springtime, 96 male shift workers at an engineering factory in Northern Italy, and 100 male daily workers operating nearby, participated. 25-OH vitamin D concentration, anthropometric indexes, fasting glycemia and triglycerides were detected. 51 shift workers underwent anamnesis collection on lifestyle and habits and determination of heel bone mineral density. Vitamin D levels were lower in shift workers than daily ones (13.4±5.3 ng/mL versus 21.9±10.7 ng/mL, p
KW - Engineering factory
KW - Heel mineral bone density
KW - Shift work
KW - Smoking habits
KW - Vitamin D
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U2 - 10.3109/07420528.2015.1048867
DO - 10.3109/07420528.2015.1048867
M3 - Article
C2 - 26125129
AN - SCOPUS:84937207478
VL - 32
SP - 842
EP - 847
JO - Annual Review of Chronopharmacology
JF - Annual Review of Chronopharmacology
SN - 0742-0528
IS - 6
ER -