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Table 2 Baseline general characteristics of the study population

From: Effects of shift work on abdominal obesity among 20–39-year-old female nurses: a 5-year retrospective longitudinal study

 

N (%) or mean (SD)

 

20–29 years old

30–39 years old

Total

Day workers

Shift workers

Total

Day workers

Shift workers

 

730 (100.0)

174 (23.8)

556 (76.2)

204 (100.0)

135 (66.2)

69 (33.8)

Alcohol consumption

      

 Healthy drinking

702 (96.2)

170 (97.7)

532 (95.7)

199 (97.5)

130 (96.3)

69 (100)

 Unhealthy drinking a

28 (3.8)

4 (2.3)

24 (4.3)

5 (2.5)

5 (3.7)

0 (0)

Exercise

      

 Basic b

239 (32.7)

59 (33.9)

180 (32.4)

83 (40.7)

53 (39.3)

30 (43.5)

 Insufficient c

73 (10.0)

18 (10.3)

55 (9.9)

38 (18.6)

27 (20.0)

11 (15.9)

 Sufficient d

418 (57.3)

97 (55.7)

321 (57.7)

83 (40.7)

55 (40.7)

28 (40.6)

Tenure (years)

1.3 (2.0)

1.9 (2.5)

1.1 (1.8)

10.4 (4.7)

10.4 (5.1)

10.5 (4.0)

Waist circumference (cm)

68.7 (4.2)

68.4 (4.0)

68.8 (4.3)

70.3 (3.9)

70.1 (3.7)

70.7 (4.2)

Abdominal obesity e

10(1.4)

0 (0)

10 (1.8)

6 (2.9)

3 (2.2)

3 (4.3)

  1. a An average of >5 drinks per week or drinking more than twice per week
  2. b A weekly total exercise score of 4–6 points
  3. c A weekly total exercise score of ≤3 points
  4. d A weekly total exercise score of >7 points
  5. e A waist circumference of ≥80 cm.
  6. * Abbreviations: SD standard deviation