Table 2. Comparison of typical characteristics and anxiety level of respondents.
| Item | n | SAS standard score | t/F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | 0.963 | 0.336 | ||
| Doctor | 289 | 38.99±9.22 | ||
| Nurse | 245 | 39.77±9.40 | ||
| Gender | 0.569 | 0.569 | ||
| Male | 94 | 39.84±9.12 | ||
| Female | 440 | 39.24±9.34 | ||
| Age (years) | 1.800 | 0.146 | ||
| 20–30 | 197 | 39.17±10.02 | ||
| 31–40 | 237 | 40.20±8.90a | ||
| 41–50 | 72 | 37.57±9.04 | ||
| >50 | 28 | 39.34±9.30 | ||
| Education | 7.501 | 0.024 | ||
| Junior college | 66 | 38.43±8.66 | ||
| Bachelor | 303 | 40.50±10.15a | ||
| Master or above | 165 | 37.59±7.46 | ||
| Positional title | 5.668 | 0.004 | ||
| Junior or below | 250 | 39.20±9.72 | ||
| Intermediate | 187 | 40.80±9.26a | ||
| Senior | 97 | 36.93±7.68 | ||
| Post | 0.888 | 0.375 | ||
| General | 489 | 39.45±9.44 | ||
| Manager | 45 | 38.17±7.58 | ||
| Living style | 8.488 | 0.014 | ||
| Alone | 55 | 41.61±10.97 | ||
| Family | 410 | 39.50±9.21 | ||
| Dormitory | 69 | 36.65±7.76b | ||
| Children | 0.831 | 0.407 | ||
| No | 200 | 38.91±9.78 | ||
| Yes | 334 | 39.60±9.00 | ||
| Physical condition | 26.825 | <0.001 | ||
| Quite good | 177 | 36.22±7.86c | ||
| Good | 238 | 39.10±8.35c | ||
| Common | 106 | 43.36±10.34c | ||
| Bad | 13 | 53.55±10.80c | ||
a, compared with the third group, P<0.05; b, compared with group 1 and 2, P<0.05; c, there were significant differences among all groups (P<0.05).