Work Intensity, Low-Grade Inflammation, and Oxidative Status: A Comparison between Office and Slaughterhouse Workers

Table 2

Comparison of stress and inflammatory biomarkers between 8 and 12 h shifts in office and heavy workers.

	Office workers ()			Heavy workers ()
	After 8 hours; Mean (95% CI)	After 12 hours; Mean (95% CI)		After 8 hour; Mean (95% CI)	After 12 hour; Mean (95% CI)
hsCRP, mg/L	1.23 (0.89–1.71)	1.08 (0.82–1.43)	0.311	0.98 (0.54–1.79)	0.84 (0.50–1.39)	0.482
IL-6, pg/mL	1.89 (1.57–2.28)	1.71 (1.51–1.93)	0.350	1.79 (1.27–2.53)	1.97 (1.57–2.46)	0.641
Total antioxidant capacity,; mmol/L	1.03 (0.81–1.25)	1.20 (0.94–1.46)	0.236	1.26 (0.91–1.61)	0.98 (0.56–1.40)	0.220
Total oxidant capacity, mmol/L	0.10 (0.07–0.16)	0.10 (0.07–0.15)	0.786	0.05 (0.02–0.10)	0.07 (0.03–0.14)	0.110
Endogenous peroxidase activity, U/L	6.54 (5.12–8.36)	7.23 (6.21–8.43)	0.434	8.00 (5.40–11.86)	8.00 (6.26–10.23)	0.998
Malondialdehyde, μmol/L	0.72 (0.64–0.80)	0.75 (0.65–0.86)	0.610	0.79 (0.64–0.96)	0.76 (0.59–0.98)	0.857
Myeloperoxidase, μmol/L	65.9 (55.0–78.8)	67.5 (59.0–77.4)	0.812	64.5 (46.4–89.7)	56.3 (43.9–72.2)	0.488
Paraoxonase, ng/mL	14.6 (13.1–16.2)	14.2 (12.9–15.5)	0.441	12.7 (10.4–15.4)	11.5 (9.8–13.6)	0.171
ACTH, pg/mL	12.2 (7.7–19.4)	13.6 (10.3–18.0)	0.510	8.8 (3.8–20.5)	24.9 (15.0–41.4)	0.001
BDNF, pg/mL	24030 (21661–26658)	22941 (20777–25330)	0.479	24634 (20370–29790)	17921 (14947–21485)	0.012

values from linear contrasts after analysis of variance with body mass index included as a covariate.