Table 2.
Explanatory Variables Associated With POMS Scores
| POMS scale | Entire model | P-values of explanatory variables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2adj | P-value | Age | Sex | Occupational group | Watchstanding status | Watch schedule type (fixed, rotating) | Daily sleep duration | |
| Total mood disturbance (TMD)a | 0.096 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.936 | 0.247 | 0.030 | <0.001 | 0.032 |
| Tension-anxietya | 0.049 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.952 | 0.256 | 0.108 | 0.001 | 0.213 |
| Depressiona | 0.044 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.748 | 0.308 | 0.182 | 0.022 | 0.328 |
| Vigor-activity | 0.091 | <0.001 | 0.062 | 0.109 | 0.348 | 0.103 | 0.937 | 0.342 |
| Anger-hostilitya | 0.101 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.101 | 0.184 | 0.136 | <0.001 | 0.012 |
| Fatiguea | 0.101 | <0.001 | 0.147 | 0.820 | 0.725 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Confusion-bewildermenta | 0.048 | <0.001 | 0.007 | 0.604 | 0.740 | 0.110 | <0.001 | 0.079 |
Analysis conducted on data from 663 Sailors with questionnaire and actigraphy data after we excluded Sailors standing watch on atypical schedules or two-section fixed schedules (none of the Sailors was working two-section rotating schedules). Results adjusted for ship.
aBox-Cox transformation applied.