Cardiometabolic Risk of Shiftwork

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · Dec 20, 2010

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Day workers and shift workers at the University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, or another Chicago area medical center who have maintained their work schedule (at least 30 hours/week) for at least 6 months.
• • Individuals who have been shift workers for less than 10 years; body mass index \<40 kg/m2;
• • No major illness
• • No history of psychiatric, endocrine, cardiac or sleep disorders
• • Those with hypertension or dyslipidemia will be included if these conditions are controlled by a stable treatment.
• • Women taking oral contraceptive or hormonal replacement therapy will be included only if they plan to stay on a stable regimen throughout the study.
• • Age must be between 18 and 50 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Individuals who have worked at the University of Chicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, or another Chicago area medical center in their current position for less than 6 months.
• • Individuals who have been shift workers for more than 10 years
• • BMI\>40 kg/m2
• • Individuals with a major illness (e.g. diabetes, sleep disorder)