Document ID (ISN) | 107654 |
CIS number |
08-76 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Pietroiusti A., Forlini A., Magrini A., Galante A., Coppeta L., Gemma G., Romeo E., Bergamaschi A. |
Title |
Shift work increases the frequency of duodenal ulcer in H. pylori infected workers |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2006, Vol.63, No.11, p.773-775. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether shift work is associated with an increased rate of peptic ulcer in H. pylori infected workers. During a two year period, workers with persistent dyspeptic symptoms underwent non-invasive evaluation of H. pylori status. The workers testing positive were included in the study and divided into 247 day workers and 101 shift workers. In all workers, a gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed and biopsy specimens were taken from the stomach. It was found that the prevalence of duodenal ulcer was significantly higher in shift workers than in day-time workers (odds ratio OR=3.92) and persisted after multivariate analysis, taking into account possible confounding factors (OR=3.96). It is concluded that shift work increases the ulcerogenic potential of H. pylori infection and should be considered a risk factor for duodenal ulcer in infected shift workers. |
Descriptors (primary) |
bacterial diseases; risk factors; peptic ulcer; shift work |
Descriptors (secondary) |
symptoms; case-control study; endoscopy; frequency rates; biopsy |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Italy |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology Biological hazards Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases Gastrointestinal diseases
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