Associations Between Shift Work and Insulin Resistance Markers in >53,000 Workers (Spain)

Associations Between Shift Work and Insulin Resistance Markers in >53,000 Workers (Spain)

Type: Field / Observational study

Registration: PMCID: PMC12249788

Status: Published

Tags: Cardiometabolic, Cross‑sectional, Diabetes, General population

External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12249788/

Summary

Large occupational study found significant associations between shift work and multiple insulin‑resistance indices across industries.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

Evidence here how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules shows blood sugar 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.

Tags

  • Cardiometabolic
  • Cross‑sectional
  • Diabetes
  • General population

Notes

Contemporary European workforce sample.

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