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Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of study participants*

From: Night shift work and inflammatory markers in male workers aged 20–39 in a display manufacturing company

Variables

Work schedule group (n = 244)

p-value†

Daytime

(n = 112)

Former shift

(n = 46)

Current shift

(n = 86)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 2.8

24.0 ± 2.4

24.4 ± 2.5

0.629

WC (cm)

82.9 ± 6.5

81.5 ± 7.1

83.6 ± 6.4

0.216

SBP (mmHg)

124.8a ± 9.7

126.5 ± 7.6

128.1a ± 9.1

0.046

DBP (mmHg)

77.0a ± 7.8

77.8 ± 6.6

80.9a ± 6.7

0.001

FBS (mg/dL)

90.1a ± 7.7

91.1b ± 8.4

96.0a,b ± 11.9

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.30a ± 0.24

5.32b ± 0.25

5.48a,b ± 0.33

<0.001

TG (mg/dL)

113.1 ± 74.2

133.9 ± 74.5

137.5 ± 84.0

0.068

HDL-C (mg/dL)

53.8 ± 12.1

50.0 ± 13.3

50.5 ± 11.5

0.082

LDL-C (mg/dL)

119.0 ± 27.0

123.0 ± 21.4

125.1 ± 26.1

0.248

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.87 ± 1.01

5.94 ± 0.85

6.01 ± 1.17

0.665

Leukocyte count (cells/μL)

5556a,b ± 1123

6210a ± 1366

6530b ± 1216

<0.001

hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.65a ± 0.43

0.75 ± 0.43

0.86a ± 0.72

0.029

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fasting blood sugar, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  2. *values are mean ± standard deviation
  3. †compared using by one-way analysis of variance
  4. a,bsame letters indicate statistical significance based on Bonferroni’s multiple comparison
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ISSN: 2052-4374

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