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. 2019 Nov 18;9(11):e032779. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032779

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression of factors associated with WB

Factors WB
Medium versus low High versus low
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Gender (male vs female) 1.41 (1.08 to 1.85) 0.013* 1.59 (1.11 to 2.29) 0.012*
Age (years)
 21–34 Ref Ref
 35–44 1.17 (0.86 to 1.59) 0.323 0.82 (0.56 to 1.20) 0.301
 45–54 1.23 (0.76 to 1.98) 0.403 0.74 (0.41 to 1.34) 0.322
 55–66 1.19 (0.64 to 2.19) 0.583 0.62 (0.26 to 1.46) 0.275
Length of service (years)
 <5  Ref Ref
 5–14  0.90 (0.68 to 1.19) 0.463 0.85 (0.61 to 1.18) 0.342
 15–24  1.21 (0.77 to 1.89) 0.404 1.64 (0.95 to 2.82) 0.074
 >24  0.95 (0.56 to 1.61) 0.856 1.02 (0.51 to 2.02) 0.960
Profession
 Nurse Ref Ref
 Doctor (visiting physician) 0.63 (0.39 to 1.00) 0.052 0.47 (0.26 to 0.87) 0.015*
 Doctor (resident) 0.64 (0.40 to 1.02) 0.063 0.57 (0.34 to 0.97) 0.038*
 Medical technician 0.83 (0.60 to 1.15) 0.268 0.74 (0.49 to 1.11) 0.150
 Administrative staff (supervisor) 0.11 (0.01 to 0.88) 0.037* 0.45 (0.05 to 3.80) 0.462
 Administrative staff (other) 0.45 (0.33 to 0.61) <0.001** 0.33 (0.22 to 0.50) <0.001**
Day shift (no vs yes) 1.04 (0.81 to 1.34) 0.753 1.18 (0.88 to 1.57) 0.268
Lack of sleep 2.86 (2.33 to 3.50) <0.001** 5.13 (3.94 to 6.69) <0.001**
No physical exercise 1.27 (1.03 to 1.55) 0.024* 1.41 (1.10 to 1.81) 0.006**
Abnormal meal time 1.47 (1.19 to 1.82) <0.001** 2.41 (1.85 to 3.15) <0.001**
Often eat out 1.17 (0.94 to 1.46) 0.152 1.49 (1.12 to 1.97) 0.006**
>40 weekly work hours  1.56 (1.26 to 1.94) <0.001** 2.72 (2.08 to 3.57) <0.001**
Lifestyle factors†‡
 None Ref Ref
 One 0.91 (0.54 to 1.52) 0.717 1.39 (0.45 to 4.27) 0.564
 Two 1.34 (0.82 to 2.19) 0.246 3.37 (1.17 to 9.72) 0.025*
 Three 2.53 (1.55 to 4.14) <0.001** 9.58 (3.36 to 27.31) <0.001**
 Four 3.95 (2.37 to 6.58) <0.001** 21.73 (7.58 to 62.31) <0.001**
 Five 4.99 (2.64 to 9.43) <0.001** 32.98 (10.78 to 100.87) <0.001**
 P for trend <0.001** <0.001**

Multinomial logistic regression.

*P<0.05, **P<0.01.

†Adjusted for gender, age, length of service, profession and day shift.

‡Lifestyle factors: abnormal meal time, frequently eat out, lack of sleep, no exercise, >40 weekly work hours.

WB, work-related burnout.