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. 2014 Jul 28;9(7):e103231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103231

Table 3. Work hours, job stress scores (Job Content Questionnaires), and WHOQOL-BREF domain scores of urban and forest staff member groups.

Urban Forest p valuea
N = 114 N = 107
Work hours per week 45.5±11.1 51.4±11.5 <.0001
Job stress
Control 25.9±3.2 25.8±3.3 0.622
Demand 15.8±2.5 15.3±2.2 0.131
Boss support 12.0±1.6 11.8±1.8 0.479
Colleague Support 12.3±1.2 12.1±1.2 0.4255
Work insecurity 14.9±2.5 14.2±3.0 0.084
Work place justice 24.1±3.1 24.6±3.5 0.2981
WHOQOL-BREF, domains
Physical health 29.0±4.2 29.6±3.6 0.0069
Psychological 20.5±3.4 21.7±2.8 0.1656
Social relationship 13.5±2.1 14.2±2.1 0.0974
Environment 34.5±5.2 34.5±4.5 0.7888
a

The test was based on regression models adjusted for age, gender, fasting sugar, systolic BP, BMI, LDL-C, smoking, and alcohol.