Table 5 Significant values for the dependent parameters trends between the shift work and day work groups using Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance test.

From: Investigating the relationship between shift work schedule and blood and metabolic parameters: a 10-years retrospective cohort study

Parameter

Shift workers (n = 204)

Day workers (n = 204)

Degree of freedom (df)

Test statistics (t)

p-value

Degree of freedom (df)

Test statistics (t)

p-value

BMI

5.45

40.16

0.001*

6.56

36.54

0.001*

WBC

4.36

30.55

0.001*

1.44

1.89

0.127

RBC

1.13

0.516

0.436

1.02

0.41

0.514

PLT

3.39

19.23

0.043

1.06

2.11

0.103

TSH

3.88

23.64

0.025*

1.02

0.87

0.211

FBS

5.13

32.55

0.001*

1.28

1.44

0.087

Cr

3.54

21.56

0.026*

2.96

15.36

0.054

Chol

1.23

1.15

0.127

1.11

1.07

0.314

Tri

5.23

30.12

0.001*

3.05

6.54

0.064

SGOT

6.78

36.54

0.001*

2.97

22.14

0.036*

SGPT

5.13

27.50

0.001*

3.44

18.42

0.031*

SBP

3.11

11.54

0.045*

1.26

1.07

0.129

DBP

1.19

0.642

0.087

1.43

1.45

0.121

  1. *Statistically significant relationship (p-value < 0.05).