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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: The relationship between serum vitamin D levels and sleep quality in fixed day indoor field workers in the electronics manufacturing industry in Korea

Variables

 

Number (%)

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

P valuea

Mean (SD)b

Total

 

1472

(100)

13.70 5.93

 

Age, years

≥30

813

(55.2)

14.56 6.14

0.009

<30

659

(44.8)

13.25 5.63

 

Sex

Male

1178

(80.0)

14.29 6.00

<0.001

Female

294

(20.0)

11.31 4.95

 

Regular exercise, times per week

≥3

535

(36.3)

14.37 6.09

0.001

<3

937

(63.7)

13.31 5.80

 

Smoking

Current

428

(29.1)

14.83 6.42

<0.001

Never/former

1044

(70.9)

13.23 5.65

 

Risky drinkingb

Yes

384

(26.1)

14.51 5.77

0.002

No

1088

(73.9)

13.41 6.28

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

<25

948

(64.4)

13.69 6.03

0.995

≥25

524

(35.6)

13.70 5.74

 

Marital status

Married

774

(52.6)

14.31 6.13

<0.001

Unmarried

698

(47.4)

13.01 5.62

 

Education level

≥College

994

(67.5)

13.83 5.94

0.20

≤Highs chool

478

(32.5)

13.41 5.89

 

Job tenure, years

<5

468

(31.8)

12.98 5.59

0.001

5–9

383

(26.0)

14.51 6.35

 

≥10

621

(42.2)

13.73 5.84

 

Job stress

Low

1152

(78.2)

13.72 5.95

0.766

High

321

(21.8)

13.61 5.86

 

Test seasonc

Spring

300

(20.4)

12.53 5.09

0.001

Summer

456

(31.0)

16.87 6.11

 

Autumn

150

(10.2)

14.52 5.86

 

Winter

566

(38.5)

11.54 5.93

 
  1. aComparison made using the Student t-test
  2. bRisky drinking: 2 or more times per week and 7 (females: 5) or more drinks per drinking session
  3. cSpring, March–May; summer, June–August; autumn, September–November; winter, December–February