Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of individual, life style and work characteristics among female and male teachers
| Characteristics | Women (n = 598) | Men (n = 295) | Total (n = 893) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) |
32.18 ± 0.31 |
32.25 ± 0.46 |
32.21 ± 10.61 |
0.90 |
| Seniority (yrs) |
11.13 ± 8.23 |
9.56 ± 8.72 |
10.61 ± 8.42 |
0.01 |
| Stature (cm) |
158.67 ± 4.06 |
170.2 ± 4.98 |
162.47 ± 6.98 |
<0.001 |
| Weight (kg) |
52.35 ± 6.93 |
65.43 ± 9.02 |
56.67 ± 9.84 |
<0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
20.82 ± 2.62 |
22.54 ± 2.77 |
21.39 ± 2.79 |
<0.001 |
| Smoking |
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Never or seldom smoked |
564 (99.3%) |
186 (65.0%) |
750 (87.8%) |
|
| Current or past smoker |
4 (7.0%) |
100 (35.0%) |
104 (12.2%) |
|
| Work hours per week (h) >40 h |
182 (30.9%) |
123 (42.3%) |
305 (34.7%) |
0.001 |
| Housework per week (h) ≥20 h |
148 (25.7%) |
13 (4.6%) |
161 (18.8%) |
<0.001 |
| Physical exercise per week (h) ≥7 h | 96 (17.7%) | 66 (23.7%) | 162 (19.8%) | 0.04 |
P Values were derived from either Student's t-test for quantitative data or the χ2 test for categorical data.
Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) are marked in bold.