Selection into shift work is influenced by educational attainment and body mass index: a Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank.

Iyas Daghlas Rebecca C Richmond Jacqueline M Lane Hassan S Dashti Hanna M Ollila Eva Susanna Schernhammer George Davey Smith Martin K Rutter Richa Saxena Céline Vetter

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)

Liability to lower educational attainment and higher BMI may influence selection into shift work. This phenomenon may bias epidemiological studies of shift work that are performed in the UKB.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
cross sectional
case control
weight loss