Table 1.
Comparison of the characteristics of medical staff with and without depression.
| With depression (n = 234) | Without depression (n = 314) | P-value | OR (95%Cl) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n, %) | Male | 39 (27.1%) | 105 (72.9%) | <0.001a | 0.398 (0.263–0.604) |
| Female | 195 (48.3%) | 209 (51.7%) | |||
| Age | Mean (±SD) | 28.8 (±5.7) | 31.7 (±8.0) | <0.001b | 1.833 (1.302–2.582) |
| Marital status | Single or divorced | 129 (51.2%) | 126 (48.8%) | <0.001a | 1.900 (1.348–2.678) |
| Married | 105 (35.6%) | 188 (64.4%) | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Underweight <18.5 | 51 (56.0%) | 40 (44.0%) | 0.001a | |
| Normal weight 18.5–22.9 | 125 (45.5%) | 150 (54.5%) | |||
| Overweight 23–25 | 26 (31.3%) | 57 (68.7%) | |||
| Obese ≥25 | 32 (32.3%) | 67 (67.7%) | |||
| Occupation | Doctor | 64 (26.7%) | 176 (73.3%) | <0.001a | 0.295 (0.205–0.425) |
| Nurse | 170 (55.2%) | 138 (44.8%) | |||
| Educational background | College or lower | 101 (54.6%) | 84 (45.4%) | <0.001a | 1.716 (1.186–2.483) |
| Bachelor | 124 (41.2%) | 177 (58.8%) | 4.126 (1.963–8.673) | ||
| Masters or above | 9 (14.5%) | 53 (85.5%) | |||
| Work Seniority (years) | Median (P25, P75) | 5 (3,8) | 6 (3,12) | 0.021b | |
| Work arrangements | Dayshift | 41 (32.8%) | 84 (67.2%) | 0.011a | 0.582 (0.382–0.885) |
| Rotating shift | 193 (45.6%) | 230 (54.4%) | |||
| Night shifts | Median (P25, P75) | 5 (4,8) | 5 (0,7) | 0.003b | |
| Professional titles | Junior | 199 (48.8%) | 209 (51.2%) | <0.001a | 2.698 (1.629–4.467) |
| Senior | 24 (26.1%) | 68 (73.9%) | 1.187 (0.524–2.691) | ||
| Advanced | 11 (8.8%) | 37 (77.1%) | |||
| Anxiety | Total | 126 (86.3%) | 20 (13.7%) | <0.001a | 17.150 (10.188–28.869) |
| Mild | 69 (79.3%) | 18 (20.7%) | |||
| Moderate | 42 (95.5%) | 2 (4.5%) | |||
| Severe | 15 (100%) | 0 | |||
| Headache | Total | 148 (50.7%) | 144 (49.3%) | <0.001a | |
| Migraine | 79 (55.6%) | 63 (44.4%) | 2.032 (1.437–2.872) | ||
| Tension-type headache | 57 (43.2%) | 75 (56.8%) | |||
| Sleep disorders | Total | 189 (50.0%) | 189 (50.0%) | <0.001a | |
| Mild | 104 (39.5%) | 159 (60.5%) | 2.778 (1.870–4.127) | ||
| Moderate | 77 (72.0%) | 30 (28.0%) | |||
| Severe | 8 (100%) | 0 |
a
Chi-squared test.
b
Mann-Whitney U test.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.