Table 2 Clinical and laboratory findings in rotating (day/night) shift workers and daytime workers (men and women analyzed separately)

Shift workers

(n = 54)

Daytime workers

(n = 67)

Shift workers

(n = 180)

Daytime workers

(n = 180)

Age (years)

42.2 ± 8.1

42.5 ± 9.8

44.5 ± 8.1

42.9 ± 8.0

Weight (kg)

86.5 ± 14.1

90.4 ± 17.6

73.6 ± 15.5***

67.7 ± 13.2

BMI (kg/m²)

27.3 ± 3.9

28.7 ± 5.5

27.5 ± 5.7***

25.0 ± 4.3

Waist circumference (cm)

96.9 ± 10.9

101.1 ± 13.2

92.0 ± 13.5

89.2 ± 11.9

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133 ± 18*

126 ± 17

121 ± 19

117 ± 15

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79 ± 10

79 ± 11

75 ± 11

74 ± 10

Diabetes in the past medical history (%)

3.7

1.4

4.7

1.1

Hypertension in the past medical history (%)

14.4

23.8

24.4**

13.4

CV diseases in the past medical history (%)

1.8

0.0

4.4

1.1

Abnormal lipids in the past medical history (%)

5.5

7.4

7.2

6.1

Fasting blood glucose

(mmol/l)

4.87 ± 1.39

4.91 ± 1.16

4.73 ± 0.89

4.56 ± 0.60

Serum LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.42 ± 0.88

3.70 ± 0.79

3.50 ± 1.01

3.46 ± 0.84

Serum triglycerides

(mmol/l)

1.87 ± 1.33

2.18 ± 1.60

1.28 ± 0.69

1.30 ± 0.68

Serum uric acid

(μmol/l)

343 ± 66

336 ± 70

265 ± 69

262 ± 57

Serum HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.34 ± 0.36

1.31 ± 0.35

1.56 ± 0.32**

1.68 ± 0.36

Serum creatinine

(μmol/l)

83 ± 10

83 ± 11

66 ± 9

65 ± 9