title: [Sleep disorders and life-style related disease in shift workers].
abstract: A substantial proportion (-27%) of workers in Japan is engaged in shift work. Many epidemiological studies have shown that the consequences of shift work range from transient and reversible insomnia/sleepiness to major deleterious lifestyle-related disease and cancer pathogenesis. The present paper reviews evidence on sleep disorders and lifestyle-related disease in shift workers and the proposed pathophysiological pathways by which sleep restriction and circadian misalignment may lead to lifestyle-related disease and cancer genesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, School of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance