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The increased CHD risk associated with rotating night shift work wanes over time after cessation of the shift work.

If you have worked rotating night shifts, your heart disease risk decreases the longer you have been off those shifts. Stopping rotating night work is a beneficial health decision.

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Longer time since quitting shift work was associated with decreased CHD risk among ever shift workers in the NHS2 (P<.001 for trend).
Céline Vetter et al. · JAMA · 2016

Why this rating

Consistent findings across cohorts regarding the waning effect, supported by statistical trends.

Source

Association Between Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women

Céline Vetter et al. · JAMA · 2016

DOI 10.1001/jama.2016.4454

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