Behavioural characteristics and abdominal obesity among Brazilian shift working women.

Heloísa TheodoroDiego Garcia BassaniJanaína Cristina da SilvaKarina Giane MendesGabriela Hermann CibeiraJulia Cigana SchenkelMaria Teresa Anselmo Olinto

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

Our findings indicate that behavioural characteristics are associated with a high prevalence of AO in female shift workers, thus suggesting that behavioural modifications among women working shifts, such as increase in meal frequency and physical activity, may reduce AO.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
physical activity
insulin resistance
pregnancy outcomes
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
cervical cancer screening
weight loss
breast cancer risk
pregnant women
high fat diet induced
depressive symptoms