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

Table 3. Comparison between SJL and non-SJL groups.

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

Covariate Level No SJL: SJL of <1 hour (n=208) SJL of ≥1 to <2 hours (n=111) SJL of ≥2 hours (n=181) Parametric p-value
Gender Male 96 (37.65) 65 (25.49) 94 (36.86) 0.125
  Female 108 (45) 45 (18.75) 87 (36.25)  
Group Controlled DM 92 (43.6) 44 (20.85) 75 (35.55) 0.69
  Uncontrolled DM 85 (39.53) 47 (21.86) 83 (38.6)  
Regular work Yes 97 (31.7) 72 (23.53) 137 (44.77) <0.001
  No 109 (56.77) 39 (20.31) 44 (22.92)  
Worked day ≤5 days 153 (38.35) 85 (21.3) 161 (40.35) 0.107
  >5 days 15 (46.88) 10 (31.25) 7 (21.88)  
Alarm clock (WD) Yes 85 (29.21) 64 (21.99) 142 (48.8) <0.001
  No 123 (58.85) 47 (22.49) 39 (18.66)  
I wake up before the alarm (WD) Yes 51 (42.86) 25 (21.01) 43 (36.13) <0.001
  No 41 (22.16) 41 (22.16) 103 (55.68)  
Alarm clock (FD) Yes 54 (42.19) 23 (17.97) 51 (39.84) 0.354
  No 150 (40.76) 88 (23.91) 130 (35.33)  
I freely choose my sleep time (FD) Yes 45 (29.8) 36 (23.84) 70 (46.36) 0.002
  No 155 (46.41) 70 (20.96) 109 (32.63)  
I had shift work in the last 3 months Yes 5 (20.83) 6 (25) 13 (54.17) 0.729
  No 75 (28.41) 61 (23.11) 128 (48.48)  
Flexibility of my work Very flexible 25 (28.09) 21 (23.6) 43 (48.31) 0.18
  Little flexible 35 (33.98) 23 (22.33) 45 (43.69)  
  Rather flexible 11 (18.97) 13 (22.41) 34 (58.62)  
  Not very flexible 2 (12.5) 2 (12.5) 12 (75)  
I travel to work in Vehicles 66 (25.98) 55 (21.65) 133 (52.36) 0.003
  Foot/bike, etc. 6 (37.5) 4 (25) 6 (37.5)  
  I work from home 12 (42.86) 12 (42.86) 4 (14.29)  
Smoking Yes 15 (39.47) 10 (26.32) 13 (34.21) 0.876
  No 70 (35.71) 51 (26.02) 75 (38.27)  
Coffee <4 cups 130 (43.62) 66 (22.15) 102 (34.23) 0.237
  ≥4 cups 66 (36.07) 43 (23.5) 74 (40.44)  
Coffee frequency Daily 88 (41.12) 53 (24.77) 73 (34.11) 0.349
  Weekly 21 (47.73) 6 (13.64) 17 (38.64)  
  Monthly 3 (50) 0 (0) 3 (50)  
Black tea Yes 158 (40.1) 87 (22.08) 149 (37.82) 0.375
  No 34 (45.33) 19 (25.33) 22 (29.33)  
Caffeinated drinks Yes 42 (30.43) 27 (19.57) 69 (50) <0.001
  No 102 (45.95) 55 (24.77) 65 (29.28)  
Sleep medications Yes 7 (53.85) 1 (7.69) 5 (38.46) 0.324
  No 117 (38.61) 75 (24.75) 111 (36.63)  
Age, years N 206 109 180 <0.001
  Mean 50.21 47.79 44.29  
  SD 11.06 10.82 13.55  
Height, cm N 84 58 106 0.005
  Mean 161.17 166.41 164.12  
  SD 9.2 10.22 9.53  
Weight, kg N 90 59 106 0.158
  Mean 82.4 82.12 87.28  
  SD 21.77 17.44 20.7  
BMI, kg/m2 N 83 58 106 0.058
  Mean 31.56 29.68 32.36  
  SD 7.54 5.64 6.93  
HbA1c, % N 177 91 158 0.569
  Mean 7.98 7.82 8.09  
  SD 2.01 1.79 1.87  
Working time hours N 53 43 95 0.538
  Mean 6.44 6.49 6.82  
  SD 2.31 1.47 2.4  
Outdoor weekdays N 208 111 181 0.747
  Mean 20.93 23.48 24.81  
  SD 45.72 33.93 63.25  
Outdoor free days N 208 111 181 0.571
  Mean 24.34 29.28 29.81  
  SD 60.97 44.62 53.48  
Reaching work time N 208 110 181 <0.001
  Mean 9.16 16.06 19.05  
  SD 17.88 21.43 17.39  
Reaching home time N 208 110 181 <0.001
  Mean 9.36 16.15 20.43  
  SD 17.9 20.74 19.17