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Table 1 Distribution of gastrointestinal symptomsa

From: Gastrointestinal complaints in shift-working and day-working nurses in Iran

Complaints

 

Day Worker

Shift Workers

Total

PV

Diarrhea

positive

3(11)

28(21)

31(19)

0.2

 

negative

24(89)

105(79)

129(81)

 

Constipation

positive

10(37)

50(37)

60(37)

0.9

 

negative

17(63)

83(63)

100(63)

 

Bloating

positive

9(33)

70(52)

79(49)

0.06

 

negative

18(67)

63(48)

81(51)

 

Regurgitation

positive

13(48)

71(53)

84(52)

0.6

 

negative

14(52)

62(47)

76(48)

 

Heart-Burn

positive

8(29)

55(41)

63(39)

0.25

 

negative

19(71)

78(59)

97(61)

 

Melena

positive

0(0)

3(2)

3(2)

1

 

negative

17(100)

130(98)

157(98)

 
  1. a Entries are number of workers. Percentage of total workers is indicated in parenthesis. P-values was calculated by χ2 and Fisher exact test, as appropriate