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Effect of night shift work on the reduction of glomerular filtration rate using data from Korea Medical Institute (2016-2020).

Beom Seok KoSang-Yeop ShinJi Eun HongSungbeom KimJihhyeon YiJeong-Bae Rhie
Published in: Annals of occupational and environmental medicine (2023)
The results of this study suggest that eGFR decreases by a significantly larger value in shift workers than in daytime workers; thus, shift work could be a contributing factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Further prospective studies are necessary to validate this finding and identify measures to prevent CKD in shift workers.
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