Research Article
NOCTURNIN Gene Diurnal Variation in Healthy Volunteers and Expression Levels in Shift Workers
Table 2
Metabolic characteristics and blood pressure of shift-working (SW) and daytime (DT) nurses [SD= standard deviation].
| | | SW nurses | DT nurses | P-value | | (n=20) | (n=20) | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| | BMI | 30.0 | 8.4 | 27.4 | 5.3 | 0.249 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 86.3 | 17.0 | 83.1 | 10.2 | 0.475 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 97.2 | 14.9 | 93.7 | 9.5 | 0.381 | | Body fat (%) | 37.7 | 5.1 | 37.5 | 4.8 | 0.899 | | Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 120.3 | 13.2 | 117.9 | 10.8 | 0.533 | | Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 78.0 | 8.5 | 75.4 | 6.8 | 0.292 | | Fasting glycaemia (mg/dl) | 87.0 | 9.5 | 89.7 | 15.1 | 0.503 | | Glycated haemoglobin (%) | 5.2 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.223 | | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 194.5 | 34.1 | 210.0 | 44.1 | 0.221 | | HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 52.0 | 9.9 | 57.3 | 16.9 | 0.234 | | LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 127.5 | 30.6 | 133.9 | 36.5 | 0.552 | | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 114.5 | 75.1 | 92.1 | 46.7 | 0.264 |
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