Short sleep duration, shift work, and actual days taken off work are predictive life-style risk factors for new-onset metabolic syndrome: a seven-year cohort study of 40,000 male workers

Association between night-shift work, sleep quality and metabolic syndrome

“…We lacked information on the dietary intake of participants. Although eating habit may be a predictor of MetS,21 this is unlikely to exert a major impact on our current results given that a previous study found only small differences in the eating patterns and nutritional intake between shift and non-shift workers 39. Data on stress levels of the participants were also not collected, which may be an important mediating factor between night-shift work and MetS 36.…”

“…A recent study among male public servants in Japan found that apart from shift work and short sleep duration, insufficient days off work, eating until satiety, lack of walking and alcohol consumption were predictors of MetS 21. In the current study, in addition to adjusting for smoking status, alcohol intake and physical activity in our multivariable analysis, post-hoc analyses were performed to determine whether any of these lifestyle factors acted as mediators in the association between night-shift work and MetS.…”

Effect of Maternal Sleep, Physical Activity and Screen Time during Pregnancy on the Risk of Childhood Respiratory Allergies: a Sex-specific Study

“…It has been a growing concern that unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle, including chronic sleep loss, inactivity, and excessive screen exposure, is quite common. 11 A national school-based health survey in Greece revealed that physical activity during pregnancy was signi cantly associated with childhood obesity. 12 A prospective study found that sleep di culties during pregnancy affected the social development of their offspring when they were 1 year old.…”

Circadian rhythms might be the key joint role in intricate effects among metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension

“…2 Short SD is associated with adverse cardiometabolic manifestations including hypertension, MetS, and cardiovascular consequences. 3,4 OSA is a sleep respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial airway obstruction, resulting in arousal, sleep fragmentation, short SD, and intermittent hypoxia. Biological markers of cardiovascular risk, including oxidative stress, sympathetic activation, systemic inflammation, and endothelial dysfunc-…”