Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Original Article

Correlation between shift work and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among male workers in the steel manufacturing company of Korea: a cross-sectional study: Kiseok Kim, Yong-Jin Lee, Soon-Chan Kwon, Young-Sun Min, Hyun Kyo Lee, Gwangin Baek, Sang Hyeon Kim, Eun-Chul Jang; Ann Occup Environ Med 2022;34:e33. Published online November 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2022.34.e33

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Background

Circadian rhythm disturbance caused by shift work has adverse effects on the metabolic homeostasis of the liver. Disruption of the metabolic homeostasis of the liver causes fat accumulation in the liver. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between shift work and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among male workers in the steel manufacturing industry of Korea.

Methods

Based on medical examination data collected in June 2020, 2,511 male subjects from one steel manufacturing company in Korea were selected in total. NAFLD was evaluated using abdominal ultrasound, which was performed by two experienced radiologists. The multinomial logistic regression analysis was performed by adjusting for age, physical activity, smoking history, alcohol consumption, body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose, lipidemia, liver function test, employment duration, and hepatotoxic materials exposure status.

Results

Compared to daytime workers, the odds ratio (OR) of moderate-severe NAFLD in shift workers was 1.449 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.028–2.043). Compared to daytime workers, the ORs of moderate-severe NAFLD were significantly higher for the group that engaged in total shift work for more than 20 years (OR, 2.285; 95% CI, 1.051–4.970), the group that was not allowed to sleep during night shift work (OR, 1.463; 95% CI, 1.030–2.078), and the group that consumed food during night shift work (OR, 1.580; 95% CI, 1.093–2.284).

Conclusions

There was a correlation between shift work and moderate-severe NAFLD in male steel manufacturing workers. There will be a need for more research related to the correlation of shift work with steatohepatitis and cirrhosis in the future.

한국 철강 제조업 남성 근로자의 교대근무와 비알코올성 지방간 질환의 상관관계 연구 : 단면연구.
목적
교대근무로 인한 일주기 리듬 교란은 간의 신진대사 항상성에 부정적인 영향을 미친다. 간의 신진대사 항상성 교란은 간에 지방 축적을 일으킨다. 본 연구의 목적은 한국 철강 제조업 남성 근로자의 교대근무와 비알코올성 지방간 질환의 상관관계를 조사하는 것이다.
방법
2020년 6월 수집한 건강검진 자료를 바탕으로 국내 1개 철강 제조업 사업장에서 총 2,511명의 대상자를 선정하였다. 비알코올성 지방간은 두 명의 숙련된 방사선사가 수행한 복부 초음파를 기준으로 평가되었다. 연령, 신체활동, 흡연력, 알코올 소비량, 체질량 지수, 허리둘레, 혈압, 혈당, 지질혈증, 간 기능 검사, 근무 기간 및 간 독성 물질 노출 상태에 대한 보정을 시행한 다항 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다.
결과
주간 근로자 대비 교대 근무자의 중등도-고도 비알코올성 지방간의 오즈 비는 1.499 (95% 신뢰구간: 1.028-2.043)이었다. 총 교대근무 종사 기간 20년 이상인 군, 야간교대근무 중 수면이 불가능한 군, 그리고 야간교대근무 중 음식 섭취를 하는 군에서 주간 근로자 대비 통계적으로 유의미하게 큰 중등도-고도 비알코올성 지방간의 오즈 비를 보였다.
결론
교대근무는 한국 철강 제조업에 종사하는 남성 근로자의 중등도-고도 비알코올성 지방간과 상관관계가 있다. 앞으로 교대근무와 지방간염, 간경변과의 상관관계와 관련된 추가 연구가 필요할 것이다.

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Original Article

Incidence and related factors of fatty liver among male workers: Jin Seok Kim, Jong Young Lee, Kuck Hyun Woo, Jay Young Ryu; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003;15(3):310-322. Published online September 30, 2003; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2003.15.3.310

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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the incidence rate of fatty liver and it's related factors based on a three year follow up of multiphasic health screening participants.
METHODS
671 male workers who had participated in both initial and second multiphasic health screening were selected. Initial screening was performed during the year of 1996 to 1997 and second screening was performed during the year of 1999 to 2000. Among them, four hundred and thirty workers who didn't initially have a fatty liver were selected as the final study subjects. They were classified into 2 categories according to the initial and second hepatic ultrasonographic findings; stationary normal(307, 71.4%), and fatty liver incident(123, 28.6%). The incidence rate was calculated using the incidence density method.
RESULTS
The incidence rate of fatty liver among the male workers was 9.73 per 100 person-years. The white collar workers had a higher incidence rate(10.66) than the blue collar workers(8.14). The incidence density ratio of alcohol drinking to fatty liver incidence was 1.41, and the incidence density ratio of low vegetable diet was 1.63. The incidence density ratio of obesity was 1.78 for the 100-109% obesity index group, 2.83 for the 110-119% obesity index group, 4.25 for the >or=120% obesity index group over <100%. Smoking, regular exercise, salty food preference, and taking food supplement had no significant effect on the incidence of fatty liver. The fatty liver incident group had higher initial blood pressure, GPT, gamma GTP, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, uric acid, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels than the stationary normal group. However, there were no differences in the GOT, HDL-cholesterol or LDL-cholesterol levels. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, obesity index and serum triglyceride were found to be major factors in the incidence of fatty liver after controlling age, alcohol drinking, vegetable diet, daily coffee intake, blood pressure, HbA1c, total cholesterol, and uric acid levels.
CONCLUSION
The incidence rate of fatty liver among the male workers was 9.73 per 100 person-years. The lifestyles which gave rise to an increasing incidence of fatty liver were those involving excessive alcohol drinking, obesity, and low vegetable diet. Moreover, many cardiovascular disorder related health indices such as blood pressure, and the blood sugar, blood lipid and uric acid levels, were related to the incidence of fatty liver.

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