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. 2013 Sep 10;109(9):2472–2480. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.544

Table 3. Associations between ever exposed to light at night, phase shift and sleep disruption during night shift stratified by different variables (all age group-adjusted).

Stratifying variables Na total Graveyard OR (95% CI) Na Light at night OR (95% CI) Na Phase shift OR (95% CI) Na Sleep disruption OR (95% CI) Na
Circadian preference
 
Evening type 248/357 0.95 (0.66–1.38) 66/97 0.96 (0.65–1.42) 57/83 1.02 (0.68–1.52) 53/75 1.15 (0.68–1.92) 30/39
Neutral type 594/924 1.34 (1.04–1.73) 136/170 1.25 (0.96–1.64) 119/155 1.34 (1.02–1.77) 112/139 1.22 (0.84–1.77) 54/71
Morning type
344/488
1.12 (0.81–1.55)
86/111
1.20 (0.85–1.68)
77/95
1.23 (0.87–1.72)
77/93
1.30 (0.84–2.04)
43/46
Circadian amplitude
Vigorous 238/340 1.20 (0.79–1.82) 52/65 1.06 (0.68–1.64) 43/58 1.12 (0.72–1.74) 42/56 1.03 (0.55–1.94) 19/26
Neutral 610/863 1.12 (0.88–1.43) 155/200 1.21 (0.94–1.55) 144/175 1.25 (0.97–1.61) 139/165 1.26 (0.90–1.77) 72/82
Languid
344/569
1.22 (0.88–1.70)
78/114
1.09 (0.76–1.55)
63/100
1.17 (0.81–1.69)
58/87
1.24 (0.78–1.97)
35/49
Circadian stability
Rigid 274/385 1.16 (0.77–1.77) 47/61 1.10 (0.70–1.71) 40/53 1.10 (0.70–1.73) 39/52 1.48 (0.85–2.59) 28/27
Neutral 614/944 1.28 (1.00–1.65) 138/173 1.25 (0.96–1.63) 122/155 1.26 (0.96–1.66) 112/143 1.16 (0.80–1.66) 56/76
Flexible
302/444
1.00 (0.73–1.37)
101/146
1.05 (0.76–1.45)
90/126
1.23 (0.89–1.71)
90/113
1.00 (0.71–1.70)
42/55
Menopausal status at time of recruitment
Postmenopausal 366/419 1.18 (0.96–1.45) 196/285 1.17 (0.94–1.45) 170/247 1.21 (0.97–1.51) 168/236 1.28 (0.94–1.72) 84/112
Premenopausal 836/1366 1.13 (0.81–1.57) 92/96 1.10 (0.78–1.55) 83/88 1.22 (0.85–1.74) 74/73 1.08 (0.69–1.68) 43/46

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio.

a

Number of subjects exposed to this agent – cases–controls.