A study conducted by scientists from the University of Manchester in Britain has shown that women who work night shifts may be exposed to serious health complications.
Study shows the dangers of night work to women's health
The journal ERJ Open Research noted that scientists at the university, during their study, analyzed data from 274,000 working people obtained from the British Biobank, and their study showed that women who work night shifts are more likely to develop moderate to severe asthma compared to those who work only during the day.
During the study, the researchers divided the data of the people according to their work schedule into three categories: people who work only day shifts, people who work night shifts, and people who have a mixed work schedule between night and day. Among the people whose cases were studied, 5.3% had normal asthma, while 1.9% suffered from chronic asthma that requires the continuous use of therapeutic and anti-allergy inhalers.
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The analysis results showed that women who work night shifts or mixed day and night shifts face up to a 50% higher risk of developing moderate or severe asthma compared to their counterparts who work only day shifts, while the same relationship between night work and a higher risk of developing asthma was not observed in men.
The researchers noted that the nature of their study, which relied on observation and data analysis, did not allow them to determine a direct causal relationship between night work and asthma. However, it is possible that night work shifts may have an effect on the hormonal balance in the body, which may contribute to the exacerbation of respiratory problems such as asthma, especially in women.
