Acute Night Shift Work Elevates Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Summary
Ambulatory monitoring showed acute BP elevations during night shifts versus day shifts; contextualizes chronic CVD risk in shift workers.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Real‑world data how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules was evident on shift as blood pressure for night‑shift workers and night owls. Overall, the data make the schedule itself visible in physiology, not just in how people feel subjectively. For the audience living on night schedules, the key meaning is that the schedule’s timing choices show up in measurable outcomes.
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Open access.