Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with stress-related Exhaustion Disorder (ED)
| N | Total n (%) | Women (n = 156) n (%) | Men (n = 72) n (%) | p-value 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status |
228 |
|
|
|
|
| – Married |
|
171 (75) |
119 (76) |
52 (72) |
0.510 |
| – Single or other |
|
57 (25) |
37 (24) |
20 (28) |
|
| Education1 |
219 |
|
|
|
|
| – higher |
|
157 (72) |
116 (76) |
41 (62) |
0.039 |
| – lower |
|
62 (28) |
37 (24) |
25 (36) |
|
| Duration of symptoms2 |
219 |
|
|
|
|
| – <1 year |
|
93 (43) |
62 (42) |
31 (44) |
0.709 |
| – ≥1 year |
|
126 (58) |
87 (58) |
39 (56) |
|
| Co-morbid depression3 |
228 |
|
|
|
|
| – Yes |
|
175 (77) |
117 (75) |
58 (81) |
0.356 |
| – No |
|
53 (23) |
39 (25) |
14 (19) |
|
| Co-morbid anxiety3 |
228 |
|
|
|
|
| – Yes |
|
185 (81) |
121 (78) |
64 (89) |
0.042 |
| – No |
|
43 (19) |
35 (22) |
8 (11) |
|
| SMBQ4 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
| – <4 |
|
12 (6) |
8 (6) |
4 (7) |
0.936 |
| – ≥4 |
|
180 (94) |
122 (94) |
58 (94) |
|
| HAD depression5 |
214 |
|
|
|
|
| – <10 |
|
140 (65) |
102 (69) |
38 (59) |
0.157 |
| – ≥ 11 |
|
74 (35) |
47 (32) |
27 (42) |
|
| HAD anxiety5 |
213 |
|
|
|
|
| – <10 |
|
81 (38) |
56 (37) |
25 (40) |
0.747 |
| – ≥ 11 | 132 (62) | 94 (63) | 38 (60) |
1Higher education is one year of college or more 2 Self-reported duration of symptoms before seeking medical care for exhaustion, 3Clinical diagnosis, 4Mean total score of the Shirom Melamed Burnout Questionnaire, 5Total score on the respective subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
6p-value: Pearson’s Chi Square test was used to compare women and men.