| Title: | Night shift work, genetic risk, and the risk of depression: A prospective cohort study |
| Journal: | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| Published: | 26 Mar 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38548197/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.134 |
Publication 10037
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Genetic factors and night shift work both contribute to the risk of depression, but whether the association of night shift work with depression varies by genetic predisposition remains unclear.</p>
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether night shift work is associated with a higher risk of depression regardless of genetic predisposition.</p>
METHODS: We used data from the UK biobank of 247,828 adults aged 38-71 free of depression at baseline from March 13, 2006, to October 1, 2010. Genetic predisposition to depression was assessed using polygenic risk scores (PRS) weighted sums of genetic variant indicator variables and classified as low (lowest tertile), intermediate (tertile 2), and high (highest tertile). Night shift work exposures were collected using a touchscreen questionnaire and were divided into four categories.</p>
RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 12.7 years, 7315 participants developed depression. Compared with day workers, HRs (95 % CIs) of depression were 1.28 (1.19-1.38) for shift work, but never or rarely night shifts, 1.32 (1.20-1.45) for irregular night shifts, and 1.20 (1.07-1.34) for permanent night shifts. Considering lifetime employment and compared with never shift workers, >8 nights/month (HR: 1.40; 95 % CI: 1.19-1.66) and <10 years (HR: 1.30; 95 % CI: 1.09-1.54) of night shift work were associated with a higher risk of depression. In joint effect analyses, compared to participants with low genetic predisposition and day workers, the HRs (95 % CIs) of depression were 1.49 (1.32-1.69) in those with high genetic predisposition and shift work, but never or rarely night shifts, and 1.36 (1.20-1.55) for those with high genetic predisposition and irregular/permanent night shifts. In addition, there was neither multiplicative nor additive interaction between genetic predisposition and night shift work on the risk of depression.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Night shift work was associated with an increased risk of depression regardless of genetic risk.</p>
6 Authors
- Yanchun Chen
- Hongxi Yang
- Yuan Zhang
- Lihui Zhou
- Jing Lin
- Yaogang Wang
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 45676 | The joint effects of genetic, lifestyle and environmental risk factors on common diseases and multimorbidity. |
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