title: Total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde in depressive rotational shift workers.
abstract: Shift work is associated with sleep deprivation, occupational stress, and increased risk of depression. Depressed patients show increased oxidative stress. During excessive oxidative stress, Malondialdehyde (MDA) increases and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) decreases in body. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the serum level of TAC and MDA among depressed rotational shift workers in Shahid Tondooyan Tehran Oil Refinery. 21-item Beck Depression Inventory was used to measure depression level. The level of TAC and MDA was measured by 8 mL fasting blood sample. MDA was determined by thiobarbituric acid reaction. Serum total antioxidants were measured using the ABTS. Results of this study showed that TAC mean and standard deviation concentration was 2.451 (±0.536) mg/dL and MDA was 3.725 (±1.098) mic·mol/L, and mean and standard deviation of depression score and BMI were 14.07 (±3.84) and 24.92 (±3.65) kg/m(2), respectively. Depression score had a positive correlation with rotational shift work experience and work experience (r = 0.218 and r = 0.212), respectively, (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational & environmental Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, North Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farahnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khajehnasiri
authors.forename: Seyed Bagher
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: Abdolamir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allameh
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akhondzadeh
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013858:Thiobarbiturates / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D013858:Thiobarbiturates; D008315:Malondialdehyde; C029684:thiobarbituric acid