Table 5 Significant values for the dependent parameters trends between the shift work and day work groups using Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance test.
Parameter | Shift workers (n = 204) | Day workers (n = 204) | ||||
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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 |