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. 2016 Sep 5;26(9):481–487. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20150155

Table 2. Hazard ratios for the incidence of diabetes associated with long working hours by shift work schedules among all participants (non-shift workers n = 2371, shift workers n = 824).

Working Hours     Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c



Person-years Cased HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Non-shift workers
 35–44 h/week 6022 93 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥45 h/week 4295 45 0.83 (0.56–1.20) 0.79 (0.53–1.15) 0.84 (0.57–1.24)
Per 10-hour increasee     0.74 (0.51–1.01) 0.71 (0.49–0.99) 0.71 (0.49–0.99)
Shift workers
 35–44 h/week 1412 17 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥45 h/week 2245 29 2.36 (1.22–4.79) 2.26 (1.17–4.57) 2.43 (1.21–5.10)
Per 10-hour increasee     1.20 (0.91–1.55) 1.14 (0.85–1.49) 1.19 (0.88–1.59)

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

aAdjusted for age, fasting plasma glucose concentration at baseline, family history of diabetes (yes, no), and month in which participants underwent their annual health checkup at baseline.

bModel 1+ additionally adjusted for educational level (≤12 years, >12 years), marital status (married, others, unknown), and job category (clerical workers, professional workers, manual workers, fire fighters).

cModel 2+ additionally adjusted for body mass index, smoking status (current smoker or not), drinking habits (every day, sometimes, never), exercise habits (≥2 times per week and ≥30 minutes per session) (yes, others, unknown), and hypertension at baseline (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg and/or under treatment) (yes, no).

dCase refers to diabetes.

eHRs for the association between increasing working hours by 10 hours per week and developing diabetes.