Circadian dynamics of lipid profile in Polar North oil industry workers with arterial hypertension

Abstract

The study was focused on circadian dynamics of lipid profile in Polar North oil industry shift-workers with arterial hypertension (AH). In total, 95 AH patients (Group I - 53 individuals working daytime; Group II - 42 participants working night-time), were examined. Significantly higher levels of total cholesterol (TC), low and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, VLDL-C), triglycerides (TG), as well as decreased high-density С (HDL-C) level, were observed in night-working participants. AH in night-working Polar North inhabitants is an additional risk factor of atherosclerosis.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• lipid profile
• circadian dynamics
• professional risk factors
• polar north