Sleep Duration, Number of Awakenings and Arterial Stiffness in Industrial Shift Workers

A Five-Week Follow-Up Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15486552
AuthorsDagfinn Matre (0000-0003-0042-6389, National Institute of Occupational Health, corresponding author), Per Anton Sirnes (0000-0001-6055-5858, Trondheim Hjertesenter), Elisabeth Goffeng (National Institute of Occupational Health), Øivind Skare (0000-0001-8043-2820, National Institute of Occupational Health), Marit Skogstad (0000-0002-6126-4435, National Institute of Occupational Health)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue4
Pages1964-1964
Publication date2022-02-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19041964
PMID35206173
OpenAlexW4211017237
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

Shift work may increase the risk for hypertension and arterial stiffness, potentially a consequence of disturbed sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate possible correlations between sleep length and spontaneous awakenings with selected cardiovascular risk factors in shift workers at an industrial plant. We examined 19 shift workers by means of blood pressure and arterial stiffness, measured as pulse wave velocity (PWV), prior to and after a 5-week shift period. Sleep patterns were monitored on a daily basis with the assistance of a smartphone-based sleep diary (the entire test period) and by actigraphy (limited to 2 weeks). The number of awakenings and total sleep time were calculated. Shorter sleep duration was associated with higher blood pressure and partly with higher PWV, indicating an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with reduced sleep duration. Unexpectedly, a lower number of awakenings was associated with an increase in blood pressure, indicating a reduced risk of CVD. No other significant associations were determined. The results from the present study among shift workers in Norway could support the hypothesis that short sleep duration is associated with elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness

Actigraphy · Anesthesia · Arterial stiffness · Blood pressure · Cardiology · Circadian rhythm · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Pulse wave velocity · Shift work · Sleep (system call · Medicine · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue · Workplace Health and Well-being · Internal Medicine

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