Shift work and age as interactive predictors of body mass index among offshore workers
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & HealthPublished 1 February 2002Open access
Katharine R. Parkes
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The significant interaction effects found in this study were consistent with the view that continued exposure to day-night shift work gives rise to increases in BMI, over and above the normative effects of ageing on BMI shown by day-shift workers.
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The significant interaction effects found in this study were consistent with the view that continued exposure to day-night shift work gives rise to increases in BMI, over and above the normative effects of ageing on BMI shown by day-shift workers.
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