Table 3.
Group | Severity Scale | Weekly occurrence | ||
< 21 | ≥ 21 | < 4 day | ≥ 4 day | |
Day workers (Group A), n (%) | 11 (50) | 11 (50) | 13 (59.1) | 9 (40.9) |
Rotational shift workers, n (%) | ||||
- Group B | 14 (36.8) | 24 (63.2) | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) |
- Group C | 11 (28.9) | 27 (71.1) | 18 (47.4) | 20 (52.6) |
- Groups B and C | 25 (32.9) | 51 (67.1) | 34 (44.7) | 42 (55.3) |
Notes: Group B: workers who follow a work schedule which consists of weekly rotation between morning and afternoon shifts for five weeks in a row, followed by one week of night shifts on week six; Group C: workers who follow a work schedule which consists of weekly rotation between morning, afternoon and night shifts.