Table 4: Characteristics of participants based on serum 25(OH)D quartiles in shift workers.

Characteristics

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P trend

Participants (n)

159

180

201

215

 

Age (years)

36.52 ± 9.35

37.53 ± 10.20

38.69 ± 10.41

39.76 ± 10.09

0.016

BMI (kg/m2)

25.37 ± 3.37

25.55 ± 3.38

25.46 ± 2.96

25.23 ± 3.19

0.548

WC (cm)

85.03 ± 8.36

85.83 ± 8.44

85.51 ± 7.98

85.70 ± 8.08

0.658

WBR

3.37 ± 0.23

3.38 ± 0.23

3.37 ± 0.20

3.42 ± 0.24

0.147

SBP (mmHg)

119.87 ± 10.68

121.13 ± 10.15

118.81 ± 10.83

120.07 ± 11.92

0.078

DBP (mmHg)

73.99 ± 8.05

74.54 ± 7.59

73.29 ± 7.69

74.39 ± 8.10

0.332

FPG (mg/dL)

98.42 ± 9.79

101.06 ± 14.49

102.16 ± 14.82

102.09 ± 14.16

0.047

HDL-C (mg/dL)

51.40 ± 10.49

51.89 ± 10.16

51.62 ± 10.14

51.87 ± 10.99

0.924

TG (mg/dL)

155.19 ± 102.8

159.27 ± 104.6

142.01 ± 120.80

137.69 ± 97.72

0.010

Cr (mg/dL)

0.86 ± 0.12

0.89 ± 0.11

0.88 ± 0.13

0.90 ± 0.14

0.031

Season (%)

 

 

 

 

< 0.001

spring

36 (22.6)

9 (5.0)

3 (1.5)

5 (2.3)

 

summer

99 (62.3)

137 (76.1)

172 (85.6)

191 (88.8)

 

autumn

16 (10.1)

  31 (17.2)

21(10.4)

17 (7.9)

 

winter

8 (5.0)

3 (1.7)

5 (2.5)

2 (0.9)

 

Marital status (%)

 

 

 

 

0.089

single

67 (42.1)

66 (36.7)

76 (37.8)

64 (29.8)

 

married

92 (57.9)

114 (63.3)

125 (62.2)

151 (70.2)

 

Education level (%)

 

 

 

 

0.175

high school

20 (12.6)

32 (17.8)

25 (12.4)

22 (10.2)

 

college

13 (8.2)

8 (4.4)

10 (5.0)

21 (9.8)

 

university

113 (71.1)

131 (72.8)

154 (76.6)

162 (75.3)

 

graduate school

13 (8.2)

9 (5.0)

12 (6.0)

10 (4.7)

 

Smoking status (%)

 

 

 

 

0.296

no smoker

85 (53.5)

84 (46.7)

96 (47.8)

88 (40.9)

 

former smoker

31 (19.5)

44 (24.4)

49 (24.4)

64 (29.8)

 

current smoker

43 (27.0)

52 (28.9)

56 (27.9)

63 (29.3)

 

Alcohol consumption (%)

 

 

 

 

0.443

once a week

140 (88.1)

160 (88.9)

168 (83.6)

186 (86.5)

 

> once a week

19 (11.9)

20 (11.1)

33 (16.4)

29 (13.5)

 

Exercise (%)

 

 

 

 

0.198

below recommended PA

106 (66.7)

122 (67.8)

142 (70.6)

131 (60.9)

 

above recommended PA

53 (33.3)

58 (32.2)

59 (29.4)

84 (39.1)

 

Sleep duration (%)

 

 

 

 

0.381

5 h

5 (3.1)

4 (2.2)

2 (1.0)

2 (0.9)

 

6-7 h

111 (69.8)

136 (75.6)

158 (78.6)

160 (74.4)

 

8-9 h

43 (27.0)

40 (22.2)

41 (20.4)

53 (24.7)

 

Values are expressed as mean ± SD or number (%).

BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference; WBR: Waist-BMI Ratio; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; FPG: Fasting Plasma Glucose; TC: Total Cholesterol; HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; Cr: Serum Creatinine; Mets: Metabolic Syndrome; PA: Physical Activity

Serum 25(OH)D (ng/ml): Q1 (1.91-2.72), Q2 (2.73-2.99), Q3 (3.00-3.24), Q4 (3.25-4.29).