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Table 2 Results of the physical examination and laboratory tests of the subjects

From: The Association between Shift Work and the Metabolic Syndrome in Female Workers

Physical examinations and laboratory tests

Daytime workers (n = 71)

Shift workers (n = 183)

p-value †

 

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

 

WC (cm)

71.5 ± 6.0

75.0 ± 5.5

0.471

BMI (kg/m [2])

22.4 ± 3.7

23.9 ± 2.9

0.043

SBP (mmHg)

117.3 ± 13.0

125.1 ± 17.1

0.008

DBP (mmHg)

74.7 ± 7.5

77.5 ± 9.3

0.139

FBS (mg/dL)

85.5 ± 12.7

98.4 ± 37.0

0.003

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

180.6 ± 30.8

193.0 ± 35.2

0.225

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

103.2 ± 26.6

112.2 ± 31.6

0.117

TG (mg/dL)

87.8 ± 58.4

105.5 ± 66.2

0.025

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

60.9 ± 15.7

59.1 ± 15.1

0.540

  1. WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; LDL, low density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high density lipoprotein.
  2. † calculated by t-test.