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Published in final edited form as: Chronobiol Int. 2017 Jan 20;34(3):337–348. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2016.1259242

Table 1.

Univariate comparisons between day- and night-shift nurses on participant characteristics.

	Day Shift (N = 8)				Night Shift (N = 9)

	Mean	SD	Median	IQR	Mean	SD	Median	IQR	t / U	p
Age (years)	34.9	9.4	33.0	15.5	29.9	12.1	26.0	7.5	18.5	.09^a
Weight (lbs.)	174.8	57.7	171.5	101.0	167.7	34.7	160.0	22.8	34.0	.88^a
(kg)	79.3	26.2	77.8	45.8	76.1	15.7	72.8	10.3	34.0	.88^a
Height (in.)	65.5	3.1	65.0	4.8	65.3	1.8	65.0	2.5	0.1	.89
Waist (in.)	34.3	8.5	33.0	15.4	36.5	11.4	32.9	12.3	38.5	.82^a
BMI	28.5	8.4	28.6	16.7	27.7	5.7	25.7	6.1	0.2	.81

*Metabolic Parameters*
Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)	88.4	8.0	89.0	12.0	89.2	11.0	84.0	17.0	− 0.2	.86
Fasting Triglycerides (mg/dL)	99.3	50.8	78.0	99.0	73.4	61.0	46.0	58.0	17.0	.07^a
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	170.9	42.1	175.5	63.3	170.3	36.5	157.0	41.0	30.5	.61^a
HDL (mg/dL)	45.3	10.3	44.0	18.8	55.8	12.0	52.0	17.0	− 1.9	.07
LDL (mg/dL)	109.3	35.0	114.0	55.0	97.9	38.1	82.0	58.5	29.0	.54^a
BP Systolic (mmHg)	112.9	9.78	112.5	10.50	122.3	10.0	120.0	18.0	− 2.0	.07
BP Diastolic (mmHg)	79.1	7.9	79.5	8.8	77.9	9.2	76.0	14.5	0.3	.77

*24-hr Dietary Intake*^b
Total Grams	2126.1	875.6	2034.2	1162.9	1687.5	434.4	1541.3	566.3	1.3	.23
Total Energy (kcal)	1703.5	395.1	1674.8	425.7	1646.5	326.6	1741.1	590.6	0.3	.75
Total Fat	60.8	12.3	61.6	20.7	63.3	12.3	61.7	21.2	− 0.4	.68
Total Protein	58.8	14.6	60.5	7.0	66.3	12.8	63.7	21.1	43.0	.54^a
Total Carbohydrates	228.2	67.8	231.1	72.5	201.3	43.1	218.7	85.9	1.0	.34
24-hr DII	2.6	2.1	2.6	2.4	2.9	2.3	3.0	3.9	0.2	.83

BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; DII: dietary inflammatory index

^a

Mann-Whitney U test

^b

Adjusted for kilograms (kg) bodyweight; averaged across work and off-work period