Shift and Night Work and Mortality: Prospective Cohort Study
Summary
Shift and/or night work were associated with higher all‑cause and cause‑specific mortality in a large French working cohort.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
A cohort followed over time how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules tracked with mortality 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.