Key clinical point: Shift workers are more likely to develop migraines and headaches than day workers.
Major finding: Shift workers had a 72% and 25% higher risk of developing migraine and unspecified headache, respectively, compared with day workers.
Study details: A longitudinal study included 2,952 individuals for the analyses of shift work and headache and 2,272 individuals for the analyses of shift work and migraine from the Danish PRISME cohort.
Disclosures: The study was funded by NordForsk, Nordic Program on Health and Welfare. The original PRISME study was supported by the Danish Working Environment Research Fund. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Citation: Appel AM et al. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2020 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s00420-019-01512-6 .