Table 1.
Lifestyle Behavior Regularity Indices on Dayshift and Nightshift
Indices | Sleep regularity | Physical activity regularity | Mealtime regularity | Behavior regularity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Circadian alignment | ||||
In-class/day shift (N = 7) | 70.3 (64.6, 77.1) | 63.5 (61.2, 67.7) | 84.5 (82.4, 88.5) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
Field-based/day shifts A (N = 5) and B (N = 2) |
64.9 (55.1, 69.9) — |
63.4 (56.6, 67.8) — |
84.1 (76.8, 91.0) — |
1.00 (0.82, 1.00) — |
Within-group p-values | 0.578 | 0.297 | 0.375 | 0.250 |
Circadian misalignment | ||||
In-class/day shift (N = 11) | 56.8 (48.2, 69.0) | 60.9 (56.7, 65.5) | 85.5 (83.6, 86.5) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
Field-based/night shifts C (N = 5) and D (N = 6) |
46.6 (42.6, 56.7) — |
59.0 (52.7, 62.1) — |
49.2 (35.3, 74.0) — |
0.00 (0.00, 0.24) — |
Within-group p-values | 0.042* | 0.365 | 0.001* | 0.001* |
Between-group p-values | 0.342 | 0.751 | <0.001* | <0.001* |
Values are presented as median (Q1, Q3). *p ≤ 0.05.
Within-group p-values from Wilcoxon signed rank tests applied to within-group differences.
Between-group p-values from Kruskal–Wallis test of equality of within-group differences.