Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: Shift work and the risk of cardiovascular disease among workers in cocoa processing company, Tema
Parameters | Shift workers (N = 113) | Non-shift workers (N = 87) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic parameters | |||
Smokers | 12 (10.62) | 10 (11.49) | 0.083 |
Alcoholics | 38 (33.63) | 24 (27.59) | 0.118 |
Family history of diabetes | 42 (37.17) | 35 (40.23) | 0.204 |
Family history of hypertension | 37 (32.74) | 41 (47.13) | 0.061 |
Clinical parameters | |||
Age (years) | 42.0 ± 8.2 | 40.3 ± 11.5 | 0.3310 |
SBP (mmHg) | 122.3 ± 20.3 | 118.8 ± 20.1 | 0.0760 |
DBP (mmHg) | 81.8 ± 13.2 | 81.2 ± 10.7 | 0.5290 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.9 ± 4.6 | 25.2 ± 3.3 | 0.0130* |
WHR (ratio) | 0.91 ± 0.12 | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.3030 |
Period of shift (years) | 13.2 ± 7.8 | – | – |
Biochemical parameters | |||
FBG (mmol/L) | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 0.0001** |
HbA1c (%) | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 0.0001** |
TC (mmol/L) | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 1.7 | 0.0020* |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 0.0015* |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 0.0970 |
LDL (mmol/L) | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 0.0040* |
VLDL (mmol/L) | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.0140* |
Coronary risk (ratio) | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 0.3770 |
hs-CRP (U/L) | 2.5 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 0.0001** |