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. 2020 Sep 10;11(11):2542–2551. doi: 10.1007/s12671-020-01469-5

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Variable N % M SD
Marital status
  Single 59 63%
  Married/domestic partnership 33 35%
  Number of children 0.49 1.02
Highest degree of education completed
  Doctorate 51 55% - -
  Master’s degree 20 22% -
  Undergraduate degree 20 22%
  Practical/vocational degree 1 1% - -
Occupation
  Attending physician 11 12% - -
  Resident 43 47% - -
  Clinical psychologist 8 9% - -
  Dietitian/nutritionist 3 3% - -
  Registered nurse 21 23% - -
  Othera 6 6% - -
Years of experience - - 8.45 9.49
Working hours per week - - 54.10 18.65
Income
  < $500 1 1% - -
  $500–$2000 64 70% - -
  $2001–$3500 10 11% - -
  $3501–$7000 6 7% -
  > $7000 10 11% - -
Financial comfort - -
  Comfortable 27 35% - -
  Neutral 32 41% - -
  Uncomfortable 19 24% - -
Sick leaves taken in past year - - 1.70 4.22
Vacations days taken per year, on average - - 22.84 10.20
Frequency of exercise
  Zero to 1 time per month 44 47%
  Almost once per week 31 33%
  Almost daily 17 18%
Eating habits
  All healthy meals, almost daily 18 19%
  1–2 healthy meals, per day 27 29%
  1–2 non-healthy meals, per day 31 33%
  All unhealthy meals, almost daily 15 16%

aOther occupation includes speech therapist, physical therapist, healthcare support officer, and midwife