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. 2013 Nov 11;25:34. doi: 10.1186/2052-4374-25-34

Table 3.

CV event risk of bus drivers by occupational factors

 
 
CV event risk
 
P-value
      Low   Medium   High   Total  
Employed type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regular
158
(45.9)
149
(43.3)
37
(10.8)
344
(100.0)
0.044
 
Irregular
40
(44.9)
31
(34.8)
18
(20.2)
89
(100.0)
 
Shift Pattern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Double
155
(46.5)
145
(43.5)
33
(9.9)
333
(100.0)
0.005
 
Alternate
43
(43.0)
35
(35.0)
22
(22.0)
100
(100.0)
 
PDAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<0.5
127
(49.8)
104
(40.8)
24
(9.4)
255
(100.0)
0.022
  ≥0.5 71 (39.9) 76 (42.7) 31 (17.4) 178 (100.0)  

*p-value were tested by chi-square test.

PDAR, professional driving duration/age ratio.

Cardiovascular disease event as stroke or myocardial infarction.

High; both metabolic syndrome and CHD risk equivalent, Medium; one of the two, Low; neither metabolic syndrome nor CHD risk equivalent.