Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the groups.
| Emergency group (n=34) | Non-emergency group (n=35) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 33.76±6.08 | 32.43±5.54 | t=0.955, p=0.343 | |
| Gender, n (%) | Female | 16 (47.1%) | 20 (57.1%) | X2=0.703, p=0.402 |
| Male | 18 (52.9%) | 15 (42.9%) | ||
| BMI, mean ± SD | 25.66±3.33 | 25.09±4.15 | t=0.630, p=0.531 | |
| Years of employment, mean ± SD | 9.26±5.00 | 8.71±4.83 | t=0.465, p=0.644 | |
| Education level, n (%) | High school | 6 (17.6%) | 7 (20%) | X2
=0.963 p=0.810 |
| Graduate | 19 (55.9%) | 19 (54.3%) | ||
| Postgraduate | 3 (8.8%) | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| Doctorate | 6 (17.6%) | 4 (11.4%) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | Married | 23 (67.6%) | 21 (60%) | X2
=0.437, p=0.509 |
| Single | 11 (32.4%) | 14 (40%) | ||
| Smoking, n (%) | Non-smoker | 18 (52.9%) | 26 (74.3%) | X2
=3.401, p=0.065 |
| Smoker | 16 (47.1%) | 9 (25.7%) | ||
| Shift-work, n (%) | Normal hours | 5 (14.7%) | 14 (40%) | X2=5.53, p=0.019 |
| Shift worker | 29 (85.3%) | 21 (60%) |
SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body massindex; t: Student t-test; X2 = Chi-squaretest.