Table 5

Association of cumulative noise exposure and cumulative length of night shift work with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Cumulative noise exposure (dB(A)·years)Cumulative length of night shift work (hours)
≤730730–1460–2920–
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
<85Ref1.49 (1.04, 2.12)*1.27 (0.82, 1.94)1.34 (0.64, 2.76)
85–0.88 (0.6, 1.27)1.45 (1.05, 1.99)*1.61 (1.14, 2.26)**1.99 (1.29, 3.07)**
90–1.24 (0.76, 1.97)1.31 (0.85, 1.99)1.41 (1.00, 1.98) *1.54 (1.08, 2.21)*
95–1.98 (0.89, 4.26)1.61 (0.72, 3.48)1.67 (0.95, 2.88)2.01 (1.34, 2.99)***
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • Bold values are p<0.05.

  • Adjust for age, smoking and drinking status, fruit and vegetable, high-salt foods, high-fat foods, late evening snack, body mass index, sleep duration, physical activity, blood pressure, ECG, fasting plasma glucose, haemoglobin, importance of noise protection equipment, long working hours, dust, benzene series.