US EditionMayo Clinic study: Shift workers more likely to get kidney stones
Working night shifts raises kidney stone risk by up to 22%, linked to disrupted circadian rhythms and lifestyle factors, based on data from over 220,000 UK Biobank participants.
- On Oct 01, a study led by Dr. Yin Yang using UK Biobank data found shift work is associated with a 15% higher kidney stone risk, peaking at 22% for night shift work during a median follow-up of 13.7 years.
- Long-Term shift work disrupts circadian rhythms and lifestyle mediators such as fluid intake, body mass index, smoking and sleep patterns partially explain the higher kidney stone risk.
- Nearly 2,900 UK Biobank participants developed kidney stones during follow-up, with stronger links among younger workers and those with low levels of manual labour.
- Health experts say prevention should include shift workers, urging workplace health promotion initiatives with educational measures on fluid intake, weight management and sleep to reduce clinical complications requiring hospitalization.
- This study positions shift work as a modifiable occupational risk, linking it to higher odds of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and renal failure.
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Mayo Clinic study: Shift workers more likely to get kidney stones
Researchers found shift work raises the risk of developing the painful condition by 15 percent.
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Shift Workers Face Higher Risk For Kidney Stones
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Study links shift work to higher risk of kidney stones, influenced by lifestyle factors
A study evaluating how various shift work patterns contribute to kidney stone risk has revealed that shift workers have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones, especially younger workers and those with low levels of manual labor. Body mass index (BMI), fluid intake, and other lifestyle factors play key roles contributing to the occurrence of kidney stones.
Lifestyle factors such as the BMI and the absorption of liquids also play a role.
Shift Work Linked with Kidney Stones
Shift work could put people at risk of developing kidney stones, according to researchers who say that these types of occupations should be targeted for lifestyle interventions. The risk of kidney stones was particularly great for those who worked nights, report by Man He, from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, and colleagues in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. It was also greater for younger people and lower with longer durations of shift w…
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