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. 2019 Oct 1;58(2):161–169. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0066

Table 2. Analysis of differences in BMI, sleep quality, and sleep-wake cycle among nurses with different attributes (N=147).

Basic attributes >Group >I<O >PSQI score >BMI



>Mean >SD >F/t >p >Scheffe’spost hoc >Mean >SD >F/t >p >Mean >SD >F/t >p
Age 21–30 yr 99.16 0.94 2.238 0.035 6.98 3.15 −0.597 0.551 23.47 5.03 −1.047 0.297
31–40 yr 98.41 1.52 7.41 2.61 24.68 4.88
Marital status Single 98.86 1.28 −0.553 0.581 7.1 3.11 −0.797 0.427 23.75 5.12 −0.868 0.387
Married 99.06 1.06 6.3 2.45 22.32 3.17
Educational background Junior college 98.83 1.3 −2.141 0.045 7.47 3.28 1.466 0.145 24.32 5.45 1.419 0.158
University or above 99.21 0.83 6.72 2.88 23.14 4.62
Years of service <2 yr 99.31 0.87 2.587 0.079 6.55 3.09 2.131 0.122 22.7 3.7 1.411 0.247
3–5 yr 98.97 1.08 7.77 3.38 24.12 6.14
>5 yr 98.84 1.22 6.85 2.62 24.19 4.93
Shift type Day 99.13 0.99 6.781 0.002 Day, Evening 7.05 2.96 0.984 0.376 23.31 4.96 0.691 0.503
Evening 99.32 0.87 >Night 6.66 3.01 24.33 4.83
Night 98.5 1.31 7.62 3.36 23.28 5.42

I<O: dichotomy index; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; BMI: body mass index.