Table 1. Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics and life habits of nursing workers, according to work shift (n=502). Londrina, PR, Brazil, 2016.
| Variable | Work shift | p-value | |
| Day n(%) | Night n(%) | ||
| Age group | |||
| 20-40 years old | 224(57.00) | 169(43.00) | <0.01 |
| ≥41 years old | 47(43.12) | 62(56.88) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 20(41.67) | 28(58.33) | 0.05 |
| Female | 251(55.29) | 203(44.71) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 122(51.26) | 116(48.74) | 0.14 |
| Married/stable union | 149(56.44) | 115(43.56) | |
| Children | |||
| No | 118(59.90) | 79(40.10) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 153(50.16) | 152(49.84) | |
| Religion | |||
| No | 18(47.37) | 20(52.63) | 0.25 |
| Yes | 253(54.53) | 211(45.47) | |
| Physical activity | |||
| Sedentary | 188(56.97) | 142(43.03) | 0.04 |
| Physically active* | 83(48.29) | 89(51.74) | |
| Smoking | |||
| No | 260(54.74) | 215(45.26) | 0.11 |
| Yes | 11(40.74) | 16(59.26) | |
| Satisfied with sleep | |||
| No | 124(46.79) | 141(53.21) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 147(62.03) | 90(37.97) | |
| Satisfied with leisure | |||
| No | 213(59.66) | 144(40.34) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 58(40.00) | 87(60.00) | |
| Education | |||
| High School | 164(55.03) | 134(44.97) | 0.57 |
| Higher education | 107(52.45) | 97(47.55) | |
| Profession | |||
| Nurse | 100(51.81) | 93(48.19) | 0.25 |
| Nursing technician/aid | 171(55.34) | 138(44.66) | |
| Time working in the institution | |||
| 1-2 years | 167(61.62) | 104(38.38) | <0.01 |
| ≥3 years | 104(45.02) | 127(54.98) | |
| Other job | |||
| No | 228(54.81) | 188(45.19) | 0.24 |
| Yes | 43(50.00) | 43(50.00) | |
| Monthly wage† | |||
| 1-2 times the minimum wage | 203(56.70) | 155(43.30) | 0.03 |
| 3-5 times the minimum wage | 68(47.22) | 76(52.78) | |
| Satisfied with financial resources | |||
| No | 239(54.82) | 197(45.18) | 0.20 |
| Yes | 32(48.48) | 34(51.52) | |
*
Level of physical activity needed to obtain health benefits (≥3x and/or ≥150 minutes/week)(21-23); †Minimum wage in 2016: R$880.00