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. 2023 Aug 16;96(8):1203–1210. doi: 10.1007/s00420-023-02001-7

Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population by job categories

Hospital administrati ve staff (n = 875) Sanitary technicians (n = 1288) Assistive personnel (n = 1193) Medical doctors (n = 706) Nurses (n = 2521) Public service operators (n = 310) Total

Male*

(n)

223

(12.7)

425

(24.3)

221

(12.6)

270

(15.4)

476

(27.2)

139

(7.9)

1754

(100)

Female*

(n)

652

(12.7)

863

(16.8)

972

(18.9)

436

(8.5)

2045

(39.8)

171

(3.3)

5139

(100)

Age**

(yr)

51.4

(8.8)

47.0

(10.0)

48.1

(8.3)

44.8

(10.6)

45.7

(9.3)

49.2

(10.4)

47.1

(9.6)

BMI**

25.0

(5.3)

24.7

(4.5)

25.4

(5.4)

23.8

(4.0)

24.4

(4.5)

25.4

(4.9)

24.6

(4.7)

(kg/m2)

Years of working duration**

(yr)

12.9

(10.5)

13.9

(10.4)

9.7

(8.4)

10.4

(8.9)

11.4

(8.9)

15.8

(11.6)

11.9

(9.6)

WAI**

(units)

39.3

(6.2)

40.7

(5.3)

38.5

(6.3)

41.7

(5.5)

38.9

(5.9)

40.4

(3.9)

39.6

(5.9)

Χ2

*p < 0.001

F test between groups: **p < 0.001

Data are given as numbers (%) or means (SD)