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. 2020 Jul 15;12(7):e9215. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9215

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population (N=511).

SJL: social jetlag; WD: workday; FD: free day; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; DM: diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation

Variable Level Value %
Gender Male 258 51.0
Group Controlled DM 215 49.7
SJL status SJL 292 58.4
Sleeping hours on workdays Mean 6.8 -
Sleeping hours on free days Mean 7.85 -
Regular work Yes 311 61.1
Worked days ≤5 days 406 92.3
Alarm clock (WD) Yes 296 57.9
I wake up before the alarm (WD) Yes 121 39.2
Alarm clock (FD) Yes 129 25.7
I freely choose my sleep time (FD) Yes 152 31.0
I had shift work in the last 3 months Yes 24 8.2
Flexibility of my work Very flexible 91 34.0
  Little flexible 103 38.4
  Rather flexible 58 21.6
  Not very flexible 16 6.0
I travel to work in Vehicles 256 84.2
  Foot/bike, etc. 16 5.3
  I work from home 32 10.5
Smoking Yes 38 15.8
Coffee <4 cups 305 62.1
Tea Yes 403 84.0
Caffeinated drinks Yes 143 38.5
Sleep medications Yes 13 4.0
Age, years Mean 47.64 -
  SD 12.23 -
Height, cm Mean 163.61 -
  SD 9.77 -
Weight, kg Mean 84.20 -
  SD 20.33 -
BMI, kg/m2 Mean 31.42 -
  SD 6.90 -
HbA1c, % Mean 7.98 -
  SD 1.90 -
Working time hours Mean 6.64 -
  SD 2.19 -