Table 2. Differences in biomarker values between office workers and unemployed in matched and unmatched populations.
| Unmatched (n = 582) | p-value* | Matched (n = 314) | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office workers (n = 170) | Unemployed (n = 270) | Office Workers (n = 157) | Unemployed (n = 157) | |||
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
| CDT % | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 0.736 | 0.7 (0.5–0.8) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.350 |
| AST U/L | 19.5 (17.0–22.0) | 19.0 (17.0–23.0) | 0.970 | 20.5 (17.0–25.0) | 20.0 (17.0–23.0) | 0.211 |
| ALT U/L | 20.0 (16.0–27.0) | 19.0 (15.0–26.0) | 0.536 | 19.0 (14.0–30.8) | 20.0 (16.0–26.0) | 0.953 |
| GGT U/L | 20.5 (15.0–29.0) | 20.0 (14.0–31.0) | 0.517 | 21.0 (15.0–32.5) | 20.0 (15.0–29.0) | 0.860 |
| MCV fl | 91.6 (89.8–94.8) | 92.6 (89.7–94.9) | 0.243 | 93.1 (90.0–95.6) | 91.6 (89.9–94.8) | 0.278 |
Notes.
- IQR
- interquartile range
- fl
- femtolitre
- U/L
- international Units per litre
*
Mann–Whitney U test.