Table 1. Descriptive statistics by gender.
Total | Male | Female | p value a | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Background factors | ||||
Gender | 807(100) | 302(37.4) | 505(62.6) | |
Age group (years) | 0.002 | |||
< 20 | 42(5.2) | 15(5.0) | 27(5.3) | |
20–29 | 307(38) | 137(45.4) | 170(33.7) | |
30–39 | 325(40.3) | 98(32.5) | 227(45.0) | |
≥ 40 | 133(16.5) | 52(17.1) | 81(16.0) | |
Highest education level attained | <0.001 | |||
Primary | 53(6.6) | 9(3.0) | 44(8.7) | |
Junior high school | 499(61.8) | 155(51.3) | 344(68.1) | |
Senior high school | 218(27.0) | 119(39.4) | 99(19.6) | |
Bachelor degree or higher | 37(4.6) | 19(6.3) | 18(3.6) | |
Current marital status | 0.001 | |||
Single | 233(28.9) | 110(36.5) | 123(24.4) | |
Divorced/ widowed | 16(2.0) | 7(2.3) | 9(1.8) | |
Married | 558(69.1) | 185(61.2) | 373(73.8) | |
Type of worker | 0.063 | |||
Production line | 759(94.1) | 277(91.7) | 482(95.4) | |
Office | 22(2.7) | 13(4.3) | 22(2.7) | |
Others | 26(3.2) | 12(4.0) | 26(3.2) | |
Working hours (per week) | 0.020 | |||
≤48 | 244(30.2) | 75(24.8) | 169(33.5) | |
49–60 | 302(37.4) | 113(37.4) | 189(37.4) | |
61–69 | 68(8.4) | 35(11.6) | 33(6.5) | |
70–75 | 106(13.1) | 45(14.9) | 61(12.1) | |
≥76 | 87(10.8) | 34(11.3) | 53(10.5) | |
Psychosocial factors | ||||
Perceived Social Support Scale (Mean, SD) | 5.7(1.37) | 5.55(1.43) | 5.79(1.33) | 0.015 |
Workload Subscale score (Job stress) (Mean, SD) | 17.57(7.99) | 19.15(8.20) | 16.63(7.72) | <0.001 |
Physical activity level (moderate/vigorous) | 0.060 | |||
None | 289(35.8) | 99(32.8) | 190 (37.6) | |
≤0.5 hr/week | 273(33.8) | 91(30.1) | 182(36.0) | |
0.5–1 hr/week | 135(16.7) | 59(19.5) | 76(15.0) | |
1–1.5 hr/week | 27(3.3) | 13(4.3) | 14(2.8) | |
1.5–2 hr/week | 20(2.5) | 11(3.6) | 9(1.8) | |
2–2.5 hr/week | 27(3.3) | 14(4.6) | 13(2.6) | |
>2.5 hr/week | 36(4.5) | 15(5.0) | 21(4.2) |
a Statistical test: t test for continuous variable and χ2 test for categorical variables were used to analyze the gender differences.