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Women who reported ever doing shift work had an age-adjusted relative risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) of 1.38 compared to those who had never done shift work.

Practitioners should consider the potential cardiovascular risks associated with shift work in women.

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The age-adjusted relative risk of CHD was 1.38 (95% CI, 1.08 to 1.76) in women who reported ever doing shift work compared with those who had never done so.
Ichiro Kawachi et al. · Circulation · 1995

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Based on a prospective cohort study design.

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Prospective Study of Shift Work and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Ichiro Kawachi et al. · Circulation · 1995

DOI 10.1161/01.cir.92.11.3178

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