Table 1. Participants’ characteristics.
| Total (n = 9) |
High fatigue group (n = 4) |
Low fatigue group (n = 5) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 37.9 ± 8.4 | 41.5 ± 11.4 | 35.0 ± 2.2 | 0.002 |
| Sex: Males/females, number (%) | 1 (11.1)/8 (88.9) | 0 (0)/4 (44.4) | 1 (11.1)/4 (44.4) | – |
| Years of nursing experience | 13.9 ± 8.4 | 17.8 ± 10.2 | 10.8 ± 4.9 | 0.006 |
| Years of nursing experience at affiliated department | 4.7 ± 4.0 | 3.7 ± 3.4 | 5.6 ± 4.2 | 0.016 |
| Childrearing or care, number/age group | 2/30s | 0 | 2/30s | – |
| Nightshifts/month, times | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 0.478 |
| Nightshifts/survey period, times | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.013 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.8 ± 6.5 | 24.2 ± 9.0 | 21.7 ± 3.1 | 1.000 |
Mean ± standard deviation. Mann-Whitney U-test. BMI: body mass index.