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. 2016 Nov 21;11(11):e0167048. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167048

Table 2. Lifestyle factors and reproductive and metabolic outcomes.

Shiftwork No Regular Exercise Sleep hours
No Yes Significance No Yes Significance > = 6 hours <6 hours Significance
Reproductive
Frequency (%)             
Menstrual cycle length (days)
    <25 9 (5.2) 7 (12.3) 1 (1.8) 15 (8.6) 8 (4.5) 8 (14.5) **
    25–34 119 (68.4) 36 (63.2) 40 (71.4) 115 (65.7) 127 (72.2) 28 (50.9)
    > = 35 days 46 (26.4) 14 (24.6) 15 (26.8) 45 (25.7) 41 (23.3) 19 (34.5)
Mean (SD)                
Avg ovarian volume 5.09 (2.28) 5.48 (2.50) 5.10 (2.16) 5.22 (2.40) 5.19 (2.30) 5.19 (2.49)
Anthral follicle count 15.8 (11.7) 16.9 (11.1) 15.1 (10.1) 16.4 (11.9) 15.7 (10.4) 17.2 (14.7)
AMH (pmol/L) 41.9 (34.1) 47.6 (41.8) 40.1 (30.5) 44.3 (37.8) 43.0 (33.8) 44.3 (43.2)
mFG score 1.09 (1.39) 1.09 (1.78) 1.21 (1.39) 1.05 (1.52) 1.09 (1.48) 1.07 (1.52)
SHBG (nmol/L) 60.5 (31.2) 54.8 (23.8) 62.5 (32.6) 57.9 (28.6) 61.1 (31.2) 52.6 (22.8) *
Testosterone (nmol/L) 1.32 (0.71) 1.25 (0.65) 1.45 (0.74) 1.25 (0.67) 1.31 (0.70) 1.28 (0.67)
FAI 3.19 (3.49) 3.06 (2.58) 3.24 (3.71) 3.13 (3.15) 3.14 (3.46) 3.22 (2.69)
Mean (SD)                
Metabolic
BMI 22.5 (4.0) 23.1 (4.2) 22.1 (3.3) 22.8 (4.3) 22.1 (3.6) 24.2 (5.1) **
WHR 0.77 (0.06) 0.80 (0.06) ** 0.76 (0.06) 0.78 (0.06) * 0.78 (0.06) 0.79 (0.06)
Average systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 111 (14) 112 (12) 113 (15) 112 (13) 111 (12) 115 (17)
Average diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 67.5 (9.8) 68.0 (9.3) 66.8 (8.4) 67.9 (10.0) 67.0 (9.4) 69.5 (10.3)
Cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.65 (0.76) 4.72 (0.84) 4.71 (0.80) 4.65 (0.77) 4.62 (0.76) 4.79 (0.82)
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 0.91 (0.46) 0.96 (0.73) 0.93 (0.54) 0.92 (0.54) 0.89 (0.46) 1.01 (0.72)
HDL (mmol/L) 1.50 (0.34) 1.50 (0.44) 1.49 (0.30) 1.50 (0.39) 1.51 (0.36) 1.48 (0.37)
LDL (mmol/L) 2.72 (0.66) 2.76 (0.74) 2.75 (0.71) 2.72 (0.67) 2.70 (0.66) 2.82 (0.74)
Glucose (mmol/L) 4.65 (0.45) 4.57 (0.40) 4.65 (0.43) 4.62 (0.45) 4.62 (0.44) 4.65 (0.44)
Insulin (mU/L) 7.96 (6.74) 7.90 (4.37) 6.14 (3.85) 8.52 (0.63) ** 7.19 (5.23) 10.4 (8.3) ***
HOMA-IR 1.68 (1.53) 1.62 (0.97) 1.29 (0.88) 1.78 (1.52) ** 1.51 (1.30) 2.13 (1.63) ***
Frequency (%)             
Insulin resistance
    No 132 (75.9) 42 (73.7) 47 (83.9) 127 (72.6) 143 (81.2) 31 (56.4) ***
    Yes 42 (24.1) 15 (26.3) 9 (16.1) 48 (27.4) 33 (18.8) 24 (43.6)
Metabolic Syndrome
    No 167 (96.0) 54 (94.7) 51 (91.1) 170 (97.1) 171 (97.2) 50 (90.9)
    Yes 7 (4.0) 3 (5.3) 5 (8.9) 5 (2.9) 5 (2.8) 5 (9.1)

* P<0.05

** P<0.01

*** P<0.001