Nazri, S MohdTengku, M AWinn, T2009-05-272009-05-272008-01-24Nazri SM, Tengku MA, Winn T. The association of shift work and hypertension among male factory workers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Jan; 39(1): 176-83http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34482The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.Shift work associated with various health problems and there is concern that shift workers are at higher risk to develop hypertension. A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2003 to May 2004 to compare the prevalence of hypertension and to examine the relationship between shift work and hypertension among 148 randomly selected male workers from one of the factories in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Information on psychosocial and life-style factors, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and fasting blood sugar and lipid profiles analyses were obtained. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among shift workers (22.4%) compared to day workers (4.2%), with p-value of 0.001. Shift work was significantly associated with hypertension (adjusted odds ratio 9.1; 95% CI 1.4-56.7).engAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansHypertension --epidemiologyIndustryMalaysia --epidemiologyMaleOccupational ExposureWork Schedule Tolerance --physiologyJournal Article