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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the morning group and the afternoon group

From: The impact of circadian rhythms on the immune response to influenza vaccination in middle-aged and older adults (IMPROVE): a randomised controlled trial

 

Mean (SD)/ N (%)

Total

Morning

Afternoon

P

Gender

 Male

146 (37.5)

73 (37.4)

73 (37.6)

1.000

 Female

243 (62.5)

122 (62.6)

121 (62.4)

Age

62.8 (7.2)

62.9 (7.4)

62.7 (6.9)

0.668

 50–60 years old

191 (49.1)

97 (49.7)

94 (48.5)

0.839

 65–75 years old

198 (50.9)

98 (50.3)

100 (51.6)

Smoking

 No

334 (85.9)

168 (86.2)

166 (85.6)

0.972

 Past smoker

14 (3.6)

7 (3.6)

7 (3.6)

 Current smoker

41 (10.5)

20 (10.3)

21 (10.8)

Alcohol consumption

 No

337 (86.6)

171 (87.7)

166 (85.6)

0.555

 Yes

52 (13.4)

24 (12.3)

28 (14.4)

Hypertension

 No

244 (62.7)

117 (60.0)

127 (65.5)

0.295

 Yes

145 (37.3)

78 (40.0)

67 (34.5)

Diabetes

 No

335 (86.1)

161 (82.6)

174 (89.7)

0.056

 Yes

54 (13.9)

34 (17.4)

20 (10.3)

Coronary heart disease

 No

356 (91.5)

179 (91.8)

177 (91.2)

0.858

 Yes

33 (8.5)

16 (8.2)

17 (8.8)

History of Influenza vaccination

 No

319 (82.0)

168 (86.2)

151 (77.8)

0.035

 Yes

70 (18.0)

27 (13.9)

43 (22.2)

Community distribution

 Shipai Street

193 (49.6)

100 (51.3)

93 (47.9)

0.543

 Baiyun Street

196 (50.4)

95 (48.7)

101 (52.1)

BMI

23.8 (3.0)

24.1 (3.0)

23.5 (3.0)

0.112

Sleep duration(h)

7.0 (1.4)

7.0 (1.4)

7.1 (1.3)

0.617

EQ-5D score

1.0 (0.0)

1.0 (0.0)

1.0 (0.0)

0.444

  1. Abbreviation: SD Standard deviation, BMI Body Mass Index