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. 2021 May 6;63(1):e12228. doi: 10.1002/1348-9585.12228

TABLE 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristics All participants (N = 2081) Participant groups
Physicians (n = 369) Nurses (n = 973) Technicians (n = 391) Administrators (n = 348)
Age in years
Mean (SD) 39.9 (8.9) 37.3 (9.7) 31.0 (7.5) 35.0 (8.8) 37.4 (9.0)
Median (IQR) 32.3 (26.8, 38.9) 34.5 (29.8, 41.1) 29.2 (24.9, 35.9) 32.9 (27.9, 40.7) 37.6 (29.9, 43.0)
Gender, n (%)
Male 548 (26.3) 261 (70.7) 44 (4.5) 124 (31.7) 119 (34.2)
Female 1533 (73.7) 108 (29.3) 929 (95.5) 267 (68.3) 229 (65.8)
Smokes cigarettes, N (%) 53 (2.6) 3 (0.8) 16 (1.6) 15 (3.8) 19 (5.5)
Drinks alcohol, N (%) 703 (33.8) 184 (49.9) 255 (26.2) 140 (35.8) 124 (35.6)
Body mass index
Mean (SD) 23.3 (4.3) 24.6 (4.0) 22.7 (4.5) 23.2 (4.0) 23.9 (4.2)
Median (IQR) 22.6 (20.1, 25.7) 24.3 (21.6, 26.7) 21.6 (19.5, 24.8) 22.5 (20.3, 25.2) 23.3 (20.6, 26.3)
Hypertension, N (%) 92 (4.4) 29 (7.9) 23 (2.4) 15 (3.8) 25 (7.2)
Diabetes mellitus, N (%) 33 (1.6) 10 (2.7) 4 (0.4) 7 (1.8) 12 (3.5)
Years in current job title
Mean (SD) 7.0 (7.2) 7.0 (7.4) 6.1 (6.5) 7.9 (7.9) 8.4 (7.8)
Median (IQR) 4.0 (1.4, 10.6) 4.1 (1.4, 10.0) 3.6 (1.3, 9.5) 4.7 (1.3, 12.5) 6.4 (1.6, 13.0)
Average weekly working hours, past 1 month
Mean (SD) 46.9 (13.7) 64.2 (20.8) 43.6 (8.0) 42.6 (6.2) 42.7 (7.9)
Median (IQR) 44 (40, 48) 60 (48, 80) 40 (40, 48) 40 (40, 45) 40 (40, 45)
Average weekly working hours, past 6 months
Mean (SD) 47.1 (13.7) 64.6 (20.3) 43.7 (8.0) 42.4 (6.9) 42.9 (7.6)
Median (IQR) 44 (40, 50) 60 (48, 80) 42 (40, 48) 40 (40, 45) 40 (40, 45)
Average daily sleeping hours, workdays
Mean (SD) 6.7 (1.0) 6.2 (0.9) 6.8 (1.1) 6.7 (0.9) 6.7 (1.0)
Median (IQR) 7 (6, 7) 6 (6, 7) 7 (6, 7) 7 (6, 7) 7 (6, 7)
Burnout, work‐related
Score, mean (SD) 43.4 (12.5) 43.4 (13.6) 45.3 (13.0) 41.2 (9.9) 40.7 (11.4)
Score, median (IQR) 42.9 (35.7, 50.0) 39.3 (35.7, 50.0) 46.4 (35.7, 50.0) 39.3 (35.7, 46.4) 39.3 (32.1, 46.4)
Level: low, number (%) 1218 (58.5) 231 (62.6) 483 (49.6) 264 (67.5) 240 (69.0)
Level: moderate, number (%) 670 (32.2) 99 (26.8) 377 (38.8) 105 (26.9) 89 (25.6)
Level: high, number (%) 193 (9.3) 39 (10.6) 113 (11.6) 22 (5.6) 19 (5.4)
Burnout, personal
Score, mean (SD) 44.7 (15.6) 45.1 (16.9) 47.1 (16.0) 41.4 (13.5) 41.2 (14.1)
Score, median (IQR) 41.7 (33.3, 54.2) 41.7 (33.3, 54.2) 45.8 (33.3, 54.2) 37.5 (29.2, 50.0) 37.5 (29.2, 50.0)
Level: low, n (%) 1555 (74.7) 265 (71.8) 678 (69.7) 319 (81.6) 293 (84.2)
Level: moderate, n (%) 352 (16.9) 67 (18.2) 197 (20.2) 54 (13.8) 34 (9.8)
Level: high, n (%) 174 (8.4) 37 (10.0) 98 (10.1) 18 (4.6) 21 (6.0)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation