Table 4.
Median dietary intake of shift workers (n = 19) using 24 h dietary recalls.
| Total Daily Intake 24 h Period Includes Day Shift | Total Daily Intake 24 h Period Includes Night Shift | p Value * | Dietary Intake at Work (Day Shift 10 h) | Dietary Intake at Work (Night Shift 14 h) | p Value * | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/day) | 11,491 | (9986, 13,452) | 10,350 | (8519, 12,939) | 0.295 | 6403 | (4609, 7808) | 5693 | (4072, 6900) | 0.171 |
| Protein %EI | 23.2 | (19.5, 28) | 21.4 | (19.8, 24.2) | 0.053 | 21.1 | (19.4, 27.2) | 23.1 | (21.7, 25.2) | 0.968 |
| Total fat %EI | 32.4 | (27.6, 38.4) | 33.0 | (29, 36.8) | 0.904 | 31.5 | (28.8, 40.6) | 29.2 | (22.1, 36.7) | 0.295 |
| Saturated fat %EI | 12.3 | (9.7, 14.1) | 12.5 | (10.5, 13.5) | 0.936 | 11.9 | (10.4, 12.4) | 11.9 | (7.5, 14.2) | 0.841 |
| Carbohydrate %EI | 38.9 | (34.2, 44) | 43.8 | (36.5, 45.7) | 0.117 | 43.6 | (30.4, 46.4) | 43.2 | (36.5, 49.5) | 0.277 |
| Sugar %EI | 15.5 | (11.3, 19.7) | 16.8 | (14.2, 19.6) | 0.036 | 17.8 | (12.1, 19.2) | 15.0 | (10.9, 18.4) | 0.494 |
| Number of foods consumed | 27.5 | (21.5, 30) | 25.0 | (20, 30) | 0.029 | 16.0 | (12, 18) | 11.5 | (8, 15) | 0.001 |
| EDall (kJ/g/day) | 6.62 | (6.16, 7.12) | 7.36 | (6.06, 8.14) | 0.077 | 6.85 | (5.69, 7.97) | 6.61 | (5.64, 7.55) | 0.546 |
| EDsolid (kJ/g/day) | 6.56 | (6.11, 6.8) | 6.40 | (6.04, 7.99) | 0.117 | 8.68 | (6.77, 9.55) | 8.95 | (7.14, 10.02) | 0.421 |
| EDenergy (kJ/g/day) | 5.52 | (4.72, 5.83) | 5.73 | (5.08, 6.88) | 0.044 | 7.81 | (6.45, 9.34) | 7.37 | (6.65, 9.55) | 0.904 |
* Calculated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Significance level p < 0.05. All values are median (25th, 75th percentiles) %EI—percentage of total energy intake; EDall—all food and beverages; EDsolid—solid foods only; EDenergy—all solid foods, soups, milk as food, soups, milk as a drink and beverages containing > 21 kJ/100 g.