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Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of the participants

From: A hard day’s night: time use in shift workers

 

Workplace 1

(n = 10)

Workplace 2

(n = 26)

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

Age (years)

41.30 ± 6.27

46.17 ± 8.67

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

26.77 ± 3.12

29.55 ± 4.41

Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)

123.29 ± 9.86#

140.81 ± 13.57#

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

74.29 ± 2.14#

90.18 ± 14.00#

 

%

%

Sex

 Male

70

100

Marital Status

 Married/living with partner

90

88

Self-reported Health Status

 Excellent

0

17

 Good

70

50

 Average

30

29

 Poor

0

4

Movement Pattern at work

 Mostly sitting

100

18#

 Mostly standing still

0

0

 Mostly walking for short periods

0

27#

 Mostly mod PA / vig PA for short periods

0

55#

  1. #Difference between workplace 1 and workplace 2, p < 0.05