Table 2 Characteristics of study subjects at baseline
Variables | Shift work: No | Shift work: Yes | p | Total (N = 70) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 51 | N = 19 | ||||
Age (years) | (mean ± SD) | 30.57 ± 2.48 | 30.74 ± 3.05 | 0.8138 | 30.61 ± 2.63 |
Working hours per week | (mean ± SD) | 50.82 ± 10.27 | 50.95 ± 7.08 | 0.9616 | 50.86 ± 6.46 |
Gender | Men | 25, 49.02% | 5, 26.32% | 0.0878 | 30, 42.86% |
Women | 26, 50.98% | 14, 73.68% | Â | 40, 57.14% | |
Partnership | No | 12, 23.53% | 5, 26.32% | 0.8090 | 17, 24.29% |
Yes | 39, 76.47% | 14, 73.68% | Â | 53, 75.71% | |
Children | No | 43, 84.31% | 15, 78.95% | 0.5963 | 58, 82.86% |
Yes | 8, 15.69% | 4, 21.05% | Â | 12, 17.14% | |
Professional tenure | ≤ 2 years | 27, 52.94% | 7, 36.84% | 0.2307 | 34, 48.57% |
>  2 years | 24, 47.06% | 12, 63.16% |  | 36, 51.43% | |
Smoking | No | 42, 82.35% | 17, 89.47% | 0.4666 | 59, 84.29% |
Yes | 9, 17.65% | 2, 10.53% | Â | 11, 15.71% | |
Risky alcohol use | No | 45, 88.24% | 18, 94.74% | 0.4201 | 63, 90.00% |
Yes | 6, 11.76% | 1, 5.26% | Â | 7, 10.00% | |
Physical activity | Inactive | 13, 25.49% | 5, 26.32% | 0.9440 | 18, 25.71% |
Active | 38, 74.51% | 14, 73.68% | Â | 52, 74.29% | |
Overweight and obesity | No | 45, 88.24% | 15, 78.95% | 0.3234 | 60, 85.71% |
Yes | 6, 11.76% | 4, 21.05% | Â | 10, 14.29% | |
Cortisol at waking, 0 h (ng/ml) | (mean ± SD) | 7.90 ± 4.82 | 8.36 ± 3.55 | 0.7003 | 8.02 ± 4.50 |
Cortisol at +4 h | (mean ± SD) | 2.90 ± 2.34 | 2.84 ± 1.46 | 0.9029 | 2.88 ± 2.13 |
Cortisol at + 8 h | (mean ± SD) | 1.98 ± 1.19 | 1.59 ± 0.98 | 0.2078 | 1.87 ± 1.15 |
Cortisol at + 16 h | (mean ± SD) | 0.91 ± 0.70 | 0.83 ± 0.65 | 0.6567 | 0.89 ± 0.68 |
Cortisol slope | (mean ± SD) | −0.38 ± 0.24 | − 0.41 ± 0.17 | 0.6137 | − 0.39 ± 0.22 |
Total cortisol AUC (ng/ml × hours) | (mean ± SD) | 42.91 ± 20.55 | 40.95 ± 14.30 | 0.7037 | 42.38 ± 18.98 |