Effect of shift work on body mass index: Results of a study performed in 319 glucose-tolerant men working in a Southern Italian industry

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1353-1358

  Di Lorenzo, L ^a   De Pergola, G ^a,d   Zocchetti, C ^b   L'Abbate, N ^a   Basso, A ^a   Pannacciulli, N ^a   Cignarelli, M ^c   Giorgino, R ^a   Soleo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Health Care Directorate   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body fatness; Cardiovascular risk; Glucose tolerance; Insulin resistance; Shift work

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ITALY; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0242491850     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802419     Document Type: Article

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