Table 2.
Variables among dialysis shifts.
| Morning shift N = 39 | Afternoon shift N = 37 | Evening shift N = 20 | p-value | |
| Age, years | 47±14 | 48±15 | 50±5.3 | 0.71 |
| Dialysis vintage, years | 5.3±3.1 | 4.8±3.8 | 5.5±4.8 | 0.75 |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 35 (89.7) | 34 (91.9) | 16 (80) | 0.38 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | 9.7±1.8 | 10.3±1.6 | 10.1±1.1 | 0.59 |
| Phosphorus, mg/dl | 5.7±1.6 | 5.6±1.5 | 5.6±1.3 | 0.95 |
| Albumin, mg/dl | 3.8±0.3 | 3.9±0.5 | 3.9±0.5 | 0.35 |
| EDS, n (%) | 18 (46.2) | 20 (54.1) | 9 (45) | 0.73 |
| BDI>16, n (%) | 21 (53.8) | 16 (43.2) | 4 (20) | 0.04* |
| Rural area, n (%) | 24 (61.5) | 7 (18.9) | 0 (0) | 0.0001** |
Values are expressed as the mean±SD unless otherwise indicated. EDS, excessive daytime sleepiness; BDI, Beck's Depression Inventory.