Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects (No(%))
From: The Association between Shift Work and the Metabolic Syndrome in Female Workers
| Characteristics | Daytime workers (n = 71) | Shift workers (n = 183) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 18-39 | 46 | (64.8) | 22 | (12.0) | <0.001* |
| 40-49 | 17 | (23.9) | 102 | (55.7) | ||
| ≥50 | 8 | (11.3) | 59 | (32.2) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 36.4 ± 12.5 | 49.7 ± 8.6 | <0.001‡ | |||
| Smoking | Yes | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (1.1) | 1.000† |
| No | 70 | (98.6) | 181 | (98.9) | ||
| Alcohol drinking | Yes | 36 | (50.7) | 67 | (36.6) | 0.040* |
| No | 35 | (49.3) | 116 | (63.4) | ||
| Exercise | Yes | 61 | (85.9) | 129 | (70.5) | 0.011* |
| No | 10 | (14.1) | 54 | (29.5) | ||
| Hypertension | Yes | 3 | (4.2) | 23 | (12.6) | 0.049† |
| No | 68 | (95.8) | 160 | (87.4) | ||
| DM | Yes | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (1.1) | 1.000† |
| No | 70 | (98.6) | 181 | (98.9) | ||
| Dyslipidemia | Yes | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.5) | 1.000† |
| No | 71 | (100.0) | 182 | (99.5) | ||
