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. 2010 Dec 14;5(12):e15250. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015250

Table 2. The association between MAEN (morning, afternoon, evening, night) working hours with age, BMI and blood pressure.

Morning or morning and afternoonN = 124 Afternoon and eveningN = 187 NightN = 172 P value
Age (years) 35.0±10.9 31.8±8.5 36.4±8.6 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 26.1±5.4 24.3±3.9 25.7±4.7 0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg) 118.4±15.7 117.4±12.9 118.5±14.6 0.7
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 73.1±10.9 74.2±9.9 75.7±10.6 0.09
Blood pressure classification 0.8
Normal 67 (54.0) 111 (59.4) 98 (53.8)
Pré-hypertension 35 (28.2) 50 (26.7) 53 (29.1)
Hypertension 22 (17.7) 26 (13.9) 31 (17.0)