Association of Night Shift Work and Related Risk Factors with Overweight and Obesity across Europe: The SHIFT2HEALTH Online Survey
Sandra Haider, Monique H Vingerhoeds, Maria Wakolbinger, Kyriaki Papantoniou, Isabel Santonja, Katrin Scionti, Vanessa Schoissengeier, Karl-Heinz Wagner, Hannah Jilani, Urte Klink, Katarzyna W Binder-Olibrowska, Jarosław Rakoczy, Magdalena Agnieszka Wrzesińska, Coen Dros, Heidi Lammers-van der Holst · 2026
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Sandra Haider and co-authors surveyed night shift workers across Europe about weight and the factors tied to it, in a 2026 study. Night work is linked to higher rates of overweight and obesity, but how shift patterns and daily habits feed that link needed a closer look. The online survey ran in eight countries from May 2024 to January 2025.
A total of 6,148 adults took part, with an average age near 41 years. Excess weight was most common in Germany at 61 percent and least common in Denmark at 41 percent. The team then modeled how shift history, sleep, food, and social strain relate to weight, for current and former night workers alike.
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| CREATOR | Sandra Haider, Monique H Vingerhoeds, Maria Wakolbinger, Kyriaki Papantoniou, Isabel Santonja, Katrin Scionti, Vanessa Schoissengeier, Karl-Heinz Wagner, Hannah Jilani, Urte Klink, Katarzyna W Binder-Olibrowska, Jarosław Rakoczy, Magdalena Agnieszka Wrzesińska, Coen Dros, Heidi Lammers-van der Holst |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |