The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan
OBJECTIVES: Although previous epidemiological studies have investigated the relationship between sleep duration and various cardiovascular events, the results have been inconsistent. Accordingly, we conducted a follow-up survey to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and cardiovascula...
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doaj-7af9074c9196426581b0158e0dcedc412021-04-23T05:17:12ZengNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health0355-31401795-990X2011-09-0137541141710.5271/sjweh.31683168The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in JapanYuko Hamazaki0Yuko MorikawaKoshi NakamuraMasaru SakuraiKatsuyuki MiuraMasao IshizakiTeruhiko KidoYuchi NaruseYasushi SuwazonoHideaki NakagawaDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.OBJECTIVES: Although previous epidemiological studies have investigated the relationship between sleep duration and various cardiovascular events, the results have been inconsistent. Accordingly, we conducted a follow-up survey to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and cardiovascular events among male workers, accounting for occupational factors that might confound the true relationship. METHODS: A total of 2282 male employees aged 35–54 years based in a factory in Japan were followed for 14 years. The risk of cardiovascular events was compared among 4 groups stratified based on sleep duration at baseline (<6, 6–6.9, 7–7.9, and ≥8 hours). Cardiovascular events included stroke, coronary events and sudden cardiac death. The hazard ratios for events were calculated using a Cox proportional hazards model, with the 7–7.9-hour group serving as a reference. The model was adjusted for potential confounders including traditional cardiovascular risk factors and working characteristics. RESULTS: During 14 years of follow-up, 64 cardiovascular events were recorded including 30 strokes, 27 coronary events and 7 sudden cardiac deaths. After adjustment for possible confounders, the hazard ratios for cardiovascular and coronary events in the <6-hour group were 3.49 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.30–9.40] and 4.95 (95% CI 1.31–18.73), respectively. There was no significant increment in the risk of stroke for any sleep duration groups. CONCLUSION: Short sleep duration (<6 hours) was a significant risk factor for coronary events in a Japanese male working population. https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3168 strokecardiovascular risk factorsleep durationcardiovascular eventcardiovascular diseasefollow-up studyworkersleepjapancoronary heart diseasecardiovascular risk factor |
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Yuko Hamazaki Yuko Morikawa Koshi Nakamura Masaru Sakurai Katsuyuki Miura Masao Ishizaki Teruhiko Kido Yuchi Naruse Yasushi Suwazono Hideaki Nakagawa The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health stroke cardiovascular risk factor sleep duration cardiovascular event cardiovascular disease follow-up study worker sleep japan coronary heart disease cardiovascular risk factor |
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Yuko Hamazaki Yuko Morikawa Koshi Nakamura Masaru Sakurai Katsuyuki Miura Masao Ishizaki Teruhiko Kido Yuchi Naruse Yasushi Suwazono Hideaki Nakagawa |
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The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan |
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The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan |
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The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan |
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The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan |
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The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in Japan |
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effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in japan |
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Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) |
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health |
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0355-3140 1795-990X |
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2011-09-01 |
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OBJECTIVES: Although previous epidemiological studies have investigated the relationship between sleep duration and various cardiovascular events, the results have been inconsistent. Accordingly, we conducted a follow-up survey to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and cardiovascular events among male workers, accounting for occupational factors that might confound the true relationship. METHODS: A total of 2282 male employees aged 35–54 years based in a factory in Japan were followed for 14 years. The risk of cardiovascular events was compared among 4 groups stratified based on sleep duration at baseline (<6, 6–6.9, 7–7.9, and ≥8 hours). Cardiovascular events included stroke, coronary events and sudden cardiac death. The hazard ratios for events were calculated using a Cox proportional hazards model, with the 7–7.9-hour group serving as a reference. The model was adjusted for potential confounders including traditional cardiovascular risk factors and working characteristics. RESULTS: During 14 years of follow-up, 64 cardiovascular events were recorded including 30 strokes, 27 coronary events and 7 sudden cardiac deaths. After adjustment for possible confounders, the hazard ratios for cardiovascular and coronary events in the <6-hour group were 3.49 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.30–9.40] and 4.95 (95% CI 1.31–18.73), respectively. There was no significant increment in the risk of stroke for any sleep duration groups. CONCLUSION: Short sleep duration (<6 hours) was a significant risk factor for coronary events in a Japanese male working population. |
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stroke cardiovascular risk factor sleep duration cardiovascular event cardiovascular disease follow-up study worker sleep japan coronary heart disease cardiovascular risk factor |
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