Night Shift Work and Erosive Esophagitis: Endoscopy‑Verified Association
Summary
Night‑shift workers had higher prevalence of endoscopy‑verified erosive esophagitis; stronger in younger/female subgroups.
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 sleep, alertness, recovery, and metabolic markers 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.
Notes
Hospital health‑check cohort.