Association between Dietary Habits, Shift Work, and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Korea Nurses’ Health Study

Heeja Jung, Hyunju Dan, Yanghee Pang, Bohye Kim, Hyunseon Jeong, Jung Eun Lee and Oksoo Kim
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Heeja Jung: College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
Hyunju Dan: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Yanghee Pang: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Bohye Kim: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Hyunseon Jeong: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Jung Eun Lee: Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Oksoo Kim: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-12

Abstract: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important public health problem, and unhealthy dietary habits and shift work are considered major factors that increase the prevalence of MetS. The purpose of this study was to examine whether dietary habits, alcohol drinking, and shift-working were associated with development of MetS in shift-working female nurses. This study analyzed cross-sectional survey data from the Korea Nurses’ Health Study (KNHS). Of the 1638 nurses, 403 participants were selected based on the propensity score matching method (PSM). These participants had either no or more than three MetS determinant factors. Analysis was conducted by using multivariable logistic regression to confirm the factors influencing MetS. The prevalence of MetS in this group (1638 participants) was 5.6% (92 participants). Consumption of over 50% of daily calorie intake after 7 p.m., consumption of carbonated drinks, family history of diabetes, and non-shift work were significant factors influencing MetS. Nurses are one of the at-risk groups for unhealthy dietary habits due to the nature of their work. Therefore, nurse managers should include regular dietary education for nurses and continue their policy efforts to resolve health problems that may arise in connection with nurses’ work.

Keywords: metabolic syndrome; nurses; eating habit; shift work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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