Night Shift Work and Myocardial Infarction in the UK Biobank
Summary
Present and lifetime night‑shift exposure were associated with increased myocardial infarction risk; longer rest days did not offset risk.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Prospective data 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.
Notes
UK Biobank analysis.