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. 2024 Jul 19;24:774. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05733-3

Table 3.

Characteristics of participants at baseline

Characteristics Qualified Unqualified P
Sex: < 0.001
Men 427 (65.0) 230 (35.0)
Women 932 (74.0) 327 (26.0)
Age group, n (%) 0.845
20–30 yrs 580 (71.2) 235 (28.2)
31–40 yrs 508 (70.5) 213 (29.5)
41–50 yrs 195 (70.1) 83 (29.9)
51–60 yrs 76 (74.5) 26 (25.5)
Education level, n (%) 0.042
College 211 (68.3) 98 (31.7)
University 770 (72.6) 290 (27.4)
Master degree 305 (70.3) 129 (29.7)
Doctor degree 53 (59.6) 36 (40.4)
Career, n (%) 0.001
Doctors 404 (66.8) 201 (33.2)
Technicians 110 (67.9) 52 (32.1)
Nurses 709 (75.2) 234 (24.8)
Others 78 (62.4) 47 (37.6)
Administrator 43 (74.1) 15 (25.9)
BMI, Kg/m2, means (SD) 22.04 (3.09) 22.46 (3.29) 0.013
BMI group, n (%): 0.095
Normal weight 1073 (71.8) 422 (28.2)
Over weight 234 (69.6) 102 (30.4)
Obesity 52 (61.2) 33 (38.8)
Experience of wearing and taking off protective clothing in isolation ward, n (%): < 0.001
 Yes 1119 (73.5) 403 (26.5)
 No 240 (60.9) 154 (39.1)
Voluntarily working in the isolation ward, n (%):
 Yes 1359 (70.9) 557 (29.1)
 No 0 0
History of participation training previous, n (%):
 Yes 1359 (70.9) 557 (29.1)
 No 0 0
Working times, median (min, max): 7 (0, 37) 6 (0, 38) 0.210