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Table 2 Sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of shift workers according to cardiovascular disease risk

From: Framingham score adapted: a valid alternative for estimating cardiovascular risk in epidemiological studies

  

Cardiovascular Disease Risk (Original FRS)

  

Characteristics

Total

(n = 1414)

Low risk

(n = 1224)

Intermediate to high risk

(n = 190)

p

V

Age, years

     

 20–34

637 (45.1)

633 (51.7)

4 (2.1)

< 0.001

0.632

 35–39

344 (24.3)

315 (25.7)

29 (15.3)

 40–44

219 (15.5)

193 (15.8)

26 (13.7)

 45–49

119 (8.4)

61 (5.0)

58 (30.5)

 50–54

76 (5.4)

22 (1.8)

54 (28.4)

 55–59

19 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

19 (10.0)

Skin color

     

 White

322 (22.8)

271 (22.1)

51 (26.8)

0.524

0.040

 Brown

879 (62.2)

768 (62.8)

111 (58.4)

 Black

201 (14.2)

175 (14.3)

26 (13.7)

 Indigenous

12 (0.8)

10 (0.8)

2 (1.1)

Education

     

 1st degree complete

55 (3.9)

38 (3.1)

17 (9.0)

< 0.001

0.127

 2nd degree complete

1.010 (71.4)

868 (70.9)

142 (74.7)

 Technical

319 (22.6)

293 (23.9)

26 (13.6)

 Higher education

30 (2.1)

25 (2.1)

5 (2.6)

Working time, years

     

 < 5

339 (24.0)

327 (26.7)

12 (6.3)

< 0.001

0.163

5

1.075 (76.0)

897 (73.3)

178 (93.7)

Mining regions

     

 Minas Gerais

522 (36.9)

430 (35.1)

92 (48.4)

< 0.001

0.093

 Pará

892 (63.3)

794 (64.9)

98 (51.6)

  

Anthropometric data

     

 WC (≥ 94 cm)

628 (44.4)

513 (41.9)

115 (60.53)

< 0.001

0.128

 BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2)

1022 (72.3)

872 (71.2)

150 (79.0)

0.027

0.059

Self-reported chronic diseases

     

 Diabetes

40 (2.8)

24 (1.96)

16 (8.4)

< 0.001

0.133

 Dyslipidemia

179 (12.7)

132 (10.8)

47 (24.7)

< 0.001

0.143

 Hypertension

134 (9.5)

83 (6.8)

51 (26.8)

< 0.001

0.234

Behavioral variables

     

aLow physical activity

687 (48.7)

594 (48.6)

93 (49.5)

0.560

0.029

 Smoking

220 (15.6)

103 (8.4)

117 (61.6)

< 0.001

0.500

 Alcohol consumption

883 (62.5)

764(62.4)

119 (62.6)

0.955

0.002

  1. p-value of Pearson’s chi-squared test; V: value of Cramer’s V test; WC: Waist circumference; BMI: Body mass index; FRS: Framingham Risk Score.
  2. aLow physical activity (< 600 total energy measures-min/week).