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. 2021 Feb 2;48:367–368. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.01.082

Table 1.

Comparison of baseline characteristic and variables by experiencing SARS or not

Variables Total (n = 1421) Without experience (n = 1187) With experience (n = 234) p
Age (years) 36.64 ± 8.13 35.25 ± 7.73 43.70 ± 6.21 <0.001
Male 262(18.44) 213(17.94) 49(20.94) 0.280
Education <0.001
 College 1237(87.05) 1062(89.47) 175(74.79)
 Graduate and above 178(12.53) 121(10.19) 57(24.36)
Occupation group 0.147
 Physicians 357(25.12) 307(25.86) 50(21.37)
 Nurse 1064(74.88) 880(74.14) 184(78.63)
Division 0.028
 Internal medicine 437(30.75) 362(30.50) 75(32.05)
 Surgery 193(13.58) 158(13.31) 35(14.96)
 Obstetrics and gynecology 63(4.43) 57(4.80) 6(2.56)
 Pediatrics 79(5.56) 69(5.81) 10(4.27)
 Emergency medicine 248(17.45) 191(16.09) 57(24.36)
 Anesthesiology 33(2.32) 27(2.27) 6(2.56)
 Family medicine 32(2.25) 27(2.27) 5(2.14)
 Others 303(21.32) 264(22.24) 39(16.67)
Contact confirmed cases 557(39.20) 450(37.91) 107(45.73) 0.025
Burnout 586(41.24) 481(40.52) 105(44.87) 0.217
STAI index 0.302
 No or low anxiety 136(9.57) 114(9.60) 22(9.40)
 Moderate anxiety 170(11.96) 135(11.37) 35(14.96)
 High anxiety 1115(78.47) 938(79.02) 177(75.64)
Depressive disorder 666(46.87) 553(46.59) 113(48.29) 0.633

Data are presented as number (%); SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome; STAI = state-trait anxiety inventory.