Title

Analytical study examining hypertension and arrhythmia among shift workers in healthcare

Authors

Rahi Sutaria¹, Akshita Tandon², Elangovan Raman³, Ajeet Saoji⁴ & J. Ridhay^5,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Pharmacology, GMERS, Himmatnagar, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Gastroenterology, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK; ³Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Community Medicine, NKP Salve Institue of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; ⁵Department of Cardiology, Manipal Hospital Millers Road, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rahi Sutaria - E-mail: sutariarahi@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8401665929
Akshita Tandon - E-mail: akshitaatandon@gmail.com; Phone: +44 7761863928
Elangovan Raman - E-mail: elangovan.r14@gmail.com; Phone: +91-9080155257
Ajeet Saoji - E-mail: saojiajeet@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9322715183
J. Ridhay - E-mail: jordabrasquinha1@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9980882827

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension and arrhythmia among 140 healthcare shift workers aged 25–60 years is of interest. Data on blood pressure, ECG findings, work schedules and lifestyle factors were collected and analyzed. Night shift workers showed a significantly higher prevalence of both conditions compared to day workers. Duration and frequency of night shifts were positively correlated with cardiovascular risk. Thus, we show occupational scheduling as a modifiable risk factor in healthcare-associated cardiovascular disease.

Keywords

Hypertension, arrhythmia, shift work, healthcare workers, circadian disruption, occupational health

Citation

Sutaria et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2901-2904 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.