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. 2021 Dec 2;9:751579. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.751579

Table 1.

Characteristics of participant by the history and duration of night shift work.

History and duration of night shift work
Characteristics Never (n = 2,876) <5 years (n = 1,232) ≥5 years (n = 3,303) Ever (n = 4,535)
Study site
Shiyan 2,762 (96.0) 1,081 (87.7) 2,376 (71.9) 3,457 (76.2)
Hengyang 114 (4.0) 151 (12.3) 927 (28.1) 1,078 (23.8)
Age (years) 41.5 ± 9.1 39.5 ± 9.5 44.4 ± 6.6 43.1 ± 7.8
Male 1,976 (68.7) 984 (79.9) 2,593 (78.5) 3,577 (78.9)
Han ethnicity 2,823 (98.2) 1,217 (98.8) 3,264 (98.8) 4,481 (98.8)
Marital status
Unmarried 345 (12.0) 222 (18.0) 133 (4.0) 355 (7.8)
Married or live together 2,440 (84.9) 960 (77.9) 3,012 (91.2) 3,972 (87.6)
Widowed 15 (0.5) 7 (0.6) 21 (0.6) 28 (0.6)
Divorced 76 (2.6) 43 (3.5) 137 (4.2) 180 (4.0)
Annual family income (CNY)
<30,000 122 (4.3) 94 (7.6) 477 (14.4) 571 (12.6)
30,000–49,999 532 (18.5) 359 (29.1) 1,222 (37.0) 1,581 (34.8)
50,000–99,999 1,324 (46.0) 570 (46.3) 1,343 (40.7) 1,913 (42.2)
≥100,000 898 (31.2) 209 (17.0) 261 (7.9) 470 (10.4)
Educational level
Middle school and below 101 (3.5) 79 (6.4) 468 (14.2) 547 (12.1)
High school 778 (27.1) 497 (40.3) 1,900 (57.5) 2,397 (52.8)
College and above 1,997 (69.4) 656 (53.3) 935 (28.3) 1,591 (35.1)
Smoking
Never 2,000 (69.6) 722 (58.6) 1,656 (50.1) 2,378 (52.4)
Past 145 (5.0) 97 (7.9) 337 (10.2) 434 (9.6)
Current 731 (25.4) 413 (33.5) 1,310 (39.7) 1,723 (38.0)
Passive smoke exposure 1,641 (57.1) 785 (63.7) 2,028 (61.4) 2,813 (62.0)
Alcohol drinking
Never 1,828 (63.5) 724 (58.8) 1,986 (60.1) 2,710 (59.8)
Past 62 (2.2) 53 (4.3) 138 (4.2) 191 (4.2)
Current 986 (34.3) 455 (36.9) 1,179 (35.7) 1,634 (36.0)
BMI (kg/m2) 24.0 ± 2.7 24.1 ± 2.9 24.2 ± 2.8 24.1 ± 2.8
Sleep disturbance (PSQI >5) 898 (31.2) 443 (36.0) 1,365 (41.3) 1,808 (39.9)
Daytime sleepiness (ESS >10) 918 (31.9) 426 (34.6) 1,013 (30.7) 1,439 (31.7)
Anxiety (GAD-2 ≥3) 166 (5.8) 77 (6.3) 214 (6.5) 291 (6.4)
Depression (PHQ-2 ≥3) 171 (6.0) 89 (7.2) 285 (8.6) 374 (8.3)

CNY, Chinese yuan; BMI, body mass index; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; GAD-2, 2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PHQ-2:2-item, Patient Health Questionnaire.