Effects of long working hours on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, with and without increased alcohol intake, in healthy workers: A 10-year cohort study

Yesung Lee; Woncheol Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0336569

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Effects of long working hours on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, with and without increased alcohol intake, in healthy workers: A 10-year cohort study

Yesung Lee,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Medical Support Division, Pyeongchang County Public Health Clinic, Gangwon-do, Korea
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Woncheol Lee

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: doctor.oem@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8535-3988

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Effects of long working hours on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, with and without increased alcohol intake, in healthy workers: A 10-year cohort study

Yesung Lee,
Woncheol Lee

Published: November 6, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336569

About the Authors

Yesung Lee

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Medical Support Division, Pyeongchang County Public Health Clinic, Gangwon-do, Korea

Woncheol Lee

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: doctor.oem@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8535-3988

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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