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Table 3 Multivariate analysis using the generalized estimating equation for abdominal obesity stratified by ages a

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

 

20–29 years old

30–39 years old

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Work schedule

 Day work

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Shift work

3.21*

1.29–7.98

1.46

0.78–2.74

Follow-up period (year)

1.40†

1.23–1.58

1.60†

1.36–1.87

Exercise

 Basic

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Insufficient

0.42*

0.18–0.98

0.33*

0.14–0.78

 Sufficient

1.04

0.64–1.69

0.77

0.49–1.21

  1. *p < 0.05, †p < 0.001
  2. a Adjusted for work schedule, follow-up period and exercise selected by using backward selection
  3. * Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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