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Table 3 Age-adjusted association between rotating shift work and menstrual cycle

From: Rotating shift work and menstrual characteristics in a cohort of Chinese nurses

Variables

Menstrual cycle length ≤ 24c

Menstrual cycle length ≥ 32cb

n = 26

n = 48

OR 95 % CI

OR 95 % CI

Shift work duration (months)

  

0a

1.00

1.00

1–9

0.88 (0.72–0.91)

1.02 (0.93-1.05)

10–19

1.13 (0.84–1.62)

1.25 (0.94-1.31)

20+

0.97 (0.83–1.29)

1.08 (0.76-1.47)

Frequency of evening work/month

  

0a

1.00

1.00

1–3

0.76 (0.54–1.06)

0.43 (0.35-0.56)

4–6

1.01 (0.92–1.47)

1.26 (0.83-1.57)

7+

0.92 (0.97–1.25)

1.04 (0.86-1.19)

Frequency of night work/month

  

0a

1.00

1.00

1–3

0.76 (0.53–0.92)

0.49 (0.31-0.72)

4–6

1.48 (0.77–1.91)

1.44 (0.69-1.82)

7+

1.76 (1.32–2.28)

0.91 (0.85-0.98)

Age (years)

  

21–30

0.34 (0.29–0.51)

1.27 (1.20-1.34)

31–35

0.60 (0.52–0.93)

1.05 (0.92-1.15)

36–40a

1.00

1.00

41–46

1.76 (1.02–2.04)

0.53 (0.49-0.61)

BMI (kg/m2)

  

<18.5

1.22 (0.70-2.36)

1.79 (1.63-1.94)

18.5-24.9a

1.00

1.00

25-29.9

1.06 (0.81-1.74)

1.18 (1.06-1.26)

30-35

2.03 (0.75-3.97)

1.24 (1.09-1.43)

Perceived job satisfaction

  

High

0.58 (0.30-0.79)

0.83 (0.67-0.87)

Mediuma

1.00

1.00

Low

2.11 (0.94-3.69)

1.74 (0.94-1.82)

  1. a Reference category;
  2. b Exclusion of women (n = 2) with regular menstruation but cycle length longer than 45 days
  3. c Reference category presented by menstrual cycle length 25–31 days, n = 160