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- Title
Determinants of vitamin d status among Jordanian employees: Focus on the night shift effect.
- Authors
ALEFISHAT, EMAN; ABU FARHA, RANA
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>To assess the association between night work and 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels, and to evaluate effect of potential risk factors on 25OHD levels.<bold>Material and Methods: </bold>A total of 140 adult Jordanian employees were recruited. Demographic, lifestyle and working patterns data were documented through a well-structured questionnaire. Vitamin D status was assessed by measuring circulating concentrations of 25OHD.<bold>Results: </bold>Mean 25OHD level was 23.8 ng/ml. No significant difference was found in 25OHD levels between the summer and winter (p = 0.46), or between males and females (p = 0.35). The female night workers had significantly lower serum 25OHD levels compared to the female day workers (p = 0.01). No significant difference in serum 25OHD levels was found between the night and day male workers (p = 0.25). The number of night shifts/month was negatively correlated with 25OHD levels in both the males and females (p = 0.01 and p = 0.007, respectively). Age was positively correlated with 25OHD levels in both the males and females (p = 0.02 and p = 0.001, respectively). Body mass index was negatively associated with 25OHD levels in the whole sample (p = 0.03), but not within each gender group (p = 0.21 for the males and p = 0.09 for the females). Smoking had no significant association with 25OHD levels (p = 0.99 for the males and p = 0.22 for the females).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our results suggest that women working night shifts are at higher risk of 25OHD deficiency, and, consequently, of other health problems linked to 25OHD deficiency. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(5):859-870.
- Subjects
VITAMIN D deficiency; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of vitamin D; NIGHT work; BODY mass index; WOMEN employees; PHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH; VITAMIN deficiency
- Publication
International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 5, p859
- ISSN
1232-1087
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00657