Table 2.
Score of the stress-related variables (mean ± standard deviation) and prevalence of workers in the high-risk category.
| A-radiologists | B-infectious diseases hospital | C-general hospital | D-insurance | E-mature | F-police | P | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | ||
| Demand (range 5–20) |
17.0 | 1.6 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 13.2 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 12.6 | 2.7 | <0.001b |
| Control (range 6–24) |
19.8 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 16.6 | 4.1 | <0.001b |
| Support (range 6–24) |
18.3 | 3.8 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 19.7 | 3.6 | 19.1 | 2.9 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 19.0 | 3.1 | <0.001b |
| D/C ratio | 1.05 | 0.18 | 0.86 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.84 | 0.28 | 1.05 | 0.48 | 0.99 | 0.40 | <0.001b |
| Job strain, N (%) | 90 (28.7) | 28 (12.9) | 45 (30.4) | 4 (7.8) | 36 (19.9) | 48 (16.6) | <0.001a | ||||||
| Isostrain, N (%) | 24 (7.6) | 13 (6.0) | 21 (14.9) | 2 (3.9) | 12 (6.9) | 20 (6.9) | <0.05a | ||||||
| Effort (range 6–30) |
17.9 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 3.8 | <0.001b |
| Reward (range 11–55) |
42.1 | 8.6 | 45.3 | 8.1 | 45.5 | 9.3 | 44.9 | 8.3 | 39.0 | 8.5 | 45.6 | 7.4 | <0.001b |
| Over-commitment (range 6–24) |
9.8 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | n.e. | n.e. | 6.6 | 1.8 | <0.001b |
| ERI | 0.87 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.69 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.71 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.29 | <0.001b |
| ERI, N (%) | 148 (47.1) | 45 (20.7) | 41 (35.0) | 4 (7.8) | 57 (42.9) | 66 (22.8) | <0.001a | ||||||
| ERI + O, N (%) | 45 (14.3) | 23 (10.6) | 20 (18.0) | 4 (7.8) | n.e. | 47 (16.2) | n.s.a | ||||||
n.e.: not evaluated; n.s.: not significant.
aPearson's chi square.
bGLM adjusted for age and gender.