Relationship of work-related stress with obesity among Brazilian female shift workers.

To explore the relationship between work-related stress and obesity among female shift workers. Additionally, we also aimed to test the interaction between shift work and work-related stress in this association. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Brazilian female shift workers. Work-related stress was assessed through a demand-control questionnaire (Job Stress Scale). Work-related stress was defined by the presence of high psychological demands and low control at work. The obesity cases were defined as those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more. Multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance was used to obtain the prevalence ratios (PR) and their respective 95 % CI. A group of industries located in southern Brazil in 2017. Four hundred and twenty female workers aged 18-59 years. The overall prevalence of obesity was 30 % (95 % CI: 25·6, 34·4), and the presence of work-related stress was identified in 24 % (95 % CI: 19·9, 28·1) of the sample. We found an indication of interaction between work-related stress and night shift work on obesity (P = 0·026). After adjusting for confounding factors, work-related stress was associated with a 71 % greater probability of obesity (PR = 1·71; 95 % CI: 1·02, 2·87; P = 0·042) among female night shift workers. In this study, we revealed that exposure to work-related stress and night shift work were associated with obesity among female shift workers. Furthermore, the prevalence of obesity was high among female shift workers.

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Janaína Cristina da Silva, Anderson Garcez, Gabriela Herrmann Cibeira, Heloísa Theodoro, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto. Relationship of work-related stress with obesity among Brazilian female shift workers. Public health nutrition. 2021 Feb;24(2):260-266

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PMID: 33100264

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