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. 2025 Oct 6;24:1237. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03887-z

Table 3.

Interprofile characteristic differences (N = 659), N (%)

Variables Total sample (n = 659) Class1 Class2 Class3 Class4 χ2 P
Gender
 Male 27(4.10) 7(2.60) 3(8.11) 16(5.61) 1(1.47) 5.91 0.116
 Female 632(95.90) 262(97.40) 34(91.89) 269(94.39) 67(98.53)
Age
 20~30 y 236(35.81) 96(35.69) 19(51.35) 102(35.79) 19(27.94) 7.67 0.264
 31~40 y 370(56.15) 152(56.51) 16(43.24) 162(56.84) 40(58.82)
 41~60 y 53(8.04) 21(7.81) 2(5.41) 21(7.37) 9(13.24)
Marital status
 Married 565(85.74) 226(84.01) 33(89.19) 243(85.26) 63(92.65) 12.43 0.053
 Unmarried 91(13.81) 43(15.99) 3(8.11) 41(14.39) 4(5.88)
 Other 3(0.46) 0(0.00) 1(2.70) 1(0.35) 1(1.47)
Highest degree
 Secondary vocational 9(1.37) 6(2.23) 2(5.41) 1(0.35) 0(0.00) 34.87 < 0.001
 Junior college 218(33.08) 114(42.38) 14(37.84) 69(24.21) 21(30.88)
 Undergraduate 429(65.10) 149(55.39) 21(56.76) 213(74.74) 46(67.65)
 Graduate and above 3(0.46) 0(0.00) 0(0.00) 2(0.70) 1(1.47)
Professional Title
 Nurse 119(18.06) 65(24.16) 8(21.62) 36(12.63) 10(14.71) 23.43 0.005
 Nurse practitioner 292(44.31) 127(47.21) 14(37.84) 122(42.81) 29(42.65)
 Nurse-in-charge 226(34.29) 72(26.77) 14(37.84) 113(39.65) 27(39.71)
 Associate professor of nursing and above 22(3.34) 5(1.86) 1(2.70) 14(4.91) 2(2.94)
Position
 Nurse 547(83.00) 235(87.36) 34(91.89) 225(78.95) 53(77.94) 17.13 0.047
 Head nurse 106(16.08) 33(12.27) 3(8.11) 57(20.00) 13(19.12)
 Deputy director of nursing department 2(0.30) 1(0.37) 0(0.00) 1(0.35) 0(0.00)
 Director of nursing department 4(0.61) 0(0.00) 0(0.00) 2(0.70) 2(2.94)
Working experience
 1~5 y 424(64.34) 156(57.99) 21(56.76) 203(71.23) 44(64.71) 21.27 0.012
 6~10 y 163(24.73) 80(29.74) 11(29.73) 55(19.30) 17(25.00)
 11~20 y 66(10.02) 30(11.15) 3(8.11) 26(9.12) 7(10.29)
 ≥ 20 y 6(0.91) 3(1.12) 2(5.41) 1(0.35) 0(0.00)
Employment type
 Permanent 517(78.45) 220(81.78) 29(78.38) 214(75.09) 54(79.41) 3.71 0.294
 Contract 142(21.55) 49(18.22) 8(21.62) 71(24.91) 14(20.59)
Monthly night shift frequency
 0 166(25.19) 61(22.68) 10(27.03) 75(26.32) 20(29.41) 22.81 0.029
 1 ~ 2 61(9.26) 13(4.83) 5(13.51) 36(12.63) 7(10.29)
 3 ~ 4 149(22.61) 79(29.37) 5(13.51) 53(18.60) 12(17.65)
 5 ~ 6 150(22.76) 57(21.19) 8(21.62) 68(23.86) 17(25.00)
 ≥ 7 133(20.18) 59(21.93) 9(24.32) 53(18.60) 12(17.65)
Monthly income (CNY)
 < 5000 398(60.39) 185(68.77) 28(75.68) 150(52.63) 35(51.47) 28.51 0.019
 5000~6999 161(24.43) 52(19.33) 5(13.51) 83(29.12) 21(30.88)
 7000~9999 82(12.44) 29(10.78) 4(10.81) 39(13.68) 10(14.71)
 10000~14999 14(2.12) 2(0.74) 0(0.00) 11(3.86) 1(1.47)
 15000~19999 1(0.15) 0(0.00) 0(0.00) 1(0.35) 0(0.00)
 ≥ 20,000 3(0.46) 1(0.37) 0(0.00) 1(0.35) 1(1.47)
Physical condition
 Poor 63(9.56) 21(7.81) 9(24.32) 28(9.82) 5(7.35) 33.54 < 0.001
 Generally 360(54.63) 174(64.68) 21(56.76) 134(47.02) 31(45.59)
 Good 236(35.81) 74(27.51) 7(18.92) 123(43.16) 32(47.06)
Hospital grade
 Class­III 219(33.23) 71(26.39) 8(21.62) 113(39.65) 27(39.71) 16.01 0.014
 Class­II 439(66.62) 198(73.61) 29(78.38) 171(60.00) 41(60.29)
 Class­I 1(0.15) 0(0.00) 0(0.00) 1(0.35) 0(0.00)