Hi Chrisitne,
If you go to Google Scholar, and put in "shift work" and "hypertension", you will get quite a few sources. My take on it from the publications is that it is not straightforward but yes there probably is. For example in Karlson et al (2001:750) we are told that "Hypertension was more common among 40 year old men working shifts than among corresponding day workers" but that one page later we are told that "We found no difference in the prevalence of hypertension when comparing shift workers and day workers ...."
Kevin
Reference
Karlson B., Knuttson A., and Lindahl, 2001, Is there an association between shift work and having a metabolic syndrome? ...", Occup Environ Med, 58 747-752
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] shift work affect on blood pressure
Hi,
can anyone point me in the direction of some current evidence on the affect
of shift work on blood pressure please?
I have had several GP letters advising that BP is high due to shift work -
the shift pattern concerned is one where workers rotate from mornings x 3 to
afternoons x 3 to nights x 2 then 2 days off and back to same pattern. the
workers concerned are all young - ie born late 1980's and in otherwise good
health. I seem to be getting a theme running here! any help gratefully
accepted
regards
Chris
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