Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics between non-shift and shift nurses
From: Rotating shift work and menstrual characteristics in a cohort of Chinese nurses
Variables | Group | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-shift (n = 139) | Shift (n = 334) | ||
Age (years), mean (SD), range | 28.08 (5.05), 21–45 | 29.49 (5.30), 21–46 | 0.048 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD), range | 19.73 (1.92), 15.4–27.3 | 20.49 (2.62), 15.2–33.5 | 0.003 |
Weight fluctuation (kg); mean (SD), range | 2.72 (6.48), −5–15 | 1.64 (6.07), −10–20 | 0.176 |
Age at menarche (years); mean (SD), range | 13.42 (1.38) | 13.51 (1.23) | 0.494 |
Work duration (years); mean (SD), range | 6.82 (5.25), 1–26 | 7.68 (6.03),1–24 | 0.123 |
Sleep length (hours); mean (SD), range | 7.32 (1.05), 6–11 | 6.78 (1.32), 5.5–11 | 0.942 |
Educational level; n (%) | |||
Technical secondary school degree | 10 (7.2 %) | 2(0.6 %) | <0.001 |
Junior college graduate degree | 69 (49.6 %) | 63 (18.9 %) | |
Bachelor degree | 6 0 (43.2 %) | 264 (79.0 %) | |
Master degree and above | 0 (0 %) | 5 (1.5 %) | |
Perceived job satisfaction; n (%) | |||
Low | 1 (0.7 %) | 57 (17.1 %) | |
Medium | 18 (12.9 %) | 135 (40.4 %) | <0.001 |
High | 120 (86.3 %) | 142 (42.5 %) | |
Perceived discomfort signs; n (%) | |||
Insomnia, dreaminess, fatigue, dizziness, memory loss | 78 (56.5) | 287 (85.9) | |
Irascibility, palpitation, shortage of breath, chest distress | 39 (28.3) | 203 (60.8) | <0.001 |
Poor appetite or dyspepsia | 20 (14.5) | 150 (44.9) | |
Acne or hirsutism | 21 (15.2) | 126 (37.7) | |
Pregnancy history; Yes (%) | 29 (21.5) | 84 (25.1) | 0.319 |
Smoking; Yes (%) | 0 | 0 | |
Alcohol consumption; Seldom (%) | 330 (98.8) | 129 (92.8) | 0.383 |
Standard SDS score; mean (SD), range | 32.0 (5.01), 25–50 | 37.5 (4.43), 30–52.50 | 0.024 |