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Table 4 Workload pre- and post-reform

From: Workers' load and job-related stress after a reform and work system change in a hospital kitchen in Japan

 

Pre (2006)

Post (2008)

P valuea

 

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Subjects

 Age (year)

7

41.2 (7.7)

8

42.9 (8.9)

n.s.

 Height (cm)

7

165.4 (3.5)

8

168.4 (1.4)

n.s.

 Weight (kg)

7

66.3 (15.2)

8

67.7 (12.2)

n.s.

 BMI

7

23.3 (3.3)

8

23.9 (4.0)

n.s.

Workload

 Fluid loss (kg)

7

0.99 (0.31)

8

0.70 (0.30)

<0.01

 Heart rate (bpm)

7

105.1 (18.9)

8

110.7 (25.8)

<0.001

 METs

7

2.2 (0.9)

8

3.3 (0.7)

<0.001

  1. aNon-paired t test