Research Article
NOCTURNIN Gene Diurnal Variation in Healthy Volunteers and Expression Levels in Shift Workers
Table 4
Energy expenditure in shift-working (SW) and daytime (DT) nurses [SD= standard deviation].
| ā | SW nurses | DT nurses | P-value | (n=20) | (n=20) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Total energy expenditure (kcal) | 2010 | 687 | 1955 | 708 | 0.805 | Energy expenditure due to motor activity (kcal) | 1332 | 531 | 1277 | 567 | 0.753 | Physical activity (minutes | 144 | 111 | 82 | 67 | 0.039 | Time lying down (minutes) | 495 | 62 | 457 | 51 | 0.041 | Sleep duration (minutes) | 403 | 72 | 382 | 56 | 0.310 |
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