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. 2021 Oct 8;60(1):29–39. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2021-0085

Table 1. Distribution of controls and cases according to demographic and lifestyle characteristics, Nursing workers, São Paulo State, 2019.

Variable Impaired work ability Intention to leave nursing profession


Controls Cases Total p* Controls Cases Total p*






% % % % % %
Sex
 Female 392 74.2 136 25.8 528 100.0 0.299 399 77.5 116 22.5 515 100.0 0.001
 Male 83 79.0 22 21.0 105 100.0 55 61.1 35 38.9 90 100.0
Age (years)
 ≤30 42 50.6 41 49.4 83 100.0 <0.001 72 69.9 31 30.1 103 100.0 <0.001
 31–40 185 78.1 52 21.9 237 100.0 153 68.6 70 31.4 223 100.0
 ≥41 248 79.2 65 20.8 313 100.0 229 82.1 50 17.9 279 100.0
Marital status
 Married / living with a partner 308 76.2 96 23.8 404 100.0 0.635 292 73.7 104 26.3 396 100.0 0.042
 Divorced / widowed 54 72.0 21 28.0 75 100.0 69 86.3 11 13.8 80 100.0
 Single 113 73.4 41 26.6 154 100.0 93 72.1 36 27.9 129 100.0
Monthly family income (US dollars)
 ≥1,804 149 81.9 33 18.1 182 100.0 0.021 111 71.6 44 28.4 155 100.0 0.242
 >773.5 and <1,804 217 74.1 76 25.9 293 100.0 231 78.0 65 22.0 296 100.0
 ≤773.5 109 69.0 49 31.0 158 100.0 112 72.7 42 27.3 154 100.0
Place of residence
 Capital of the state 194 75.8 62 24.2 256 100.0 0.722 199 76.2 62 23.8 261 100.0 0.551
 Countryside 281 74.5 96 25.5 377 100.0 255 74.1 89 25.9 344 100.0
Human development Index
 Very high 303 77.9 86 22.1 389 100.0 0.096 290 75.7 93 24.3 383 100.0 0.870
 High 169 70.7 70 29.3 239 100.0 159 74.0 56 26.0 215 100.0
 Medium 3 60.0 2 40.0 5 100.0 5 71.4 2 28.6 7 100.0
Smoking
 Never smoked 340 73.1 125 26.9 465 100.0 0.190 347 75.9 110 24.1 457 100.0 0.180
 Former smoker 92 80.0 23 20.0 115 100.0 77 76.2 24 23.8 101 100.0
 Current smoker 43 81.1 10 18.9 53 100.0 30 63.8 17 36.2 47 100.0
Alcohol use risk
 No 461 75.2 152 24.8 613 100.0 0.597 439 75.6 142 24.4 581 100.0 0.147
 Yes 14 70.0 6 30.0 20 100.0 15 62.5 9 37.5 24 100.0
Regular practice of physical activity
 Yes 241 80.6 58 19.4 299 100.0 0.002 194 78.2 54 21.8 248 100.0 0.131
 No 234 70.1 100 29.9 334 100.0 260 72.8 97 27.2 357 100.0
Body mass index
 Normal 183 76.6 56 23.4 239 100.0 0.908 167 78.0 47 22.0 214 100.0 0.296
 Overweight 164 74.5 56 25.5 220 100.0 166 75.8 53 24.2 219 100.0
 Obesity 123 73.7 44 26.3 167 100.0 113 71.1 46 28.9 159 100.0
 Not informed 5 71.4 2 28.6 7 100.0 8 61.5 5 38.5 13 100.0
Sleep quality
 Good 348 80.0 87 20.0 435 100.0 <0.001 272 85.5 46 14.5 318 100.0 <0.001
 Intermediate 92 67.2 45 32.8 137 100.0 130 67.0 64 33.0 194 100.0
 Poor 35 57.4 26 42.6 61 100.0 52 55.9 41 44.1 93 100.0
Insomnia
 No 274 87.5 39 12.5 313 100.0 <0.001 196 88.3 26 11.7 222 100.0 <0.001
 Yes 201 62.8 119 37.2 320 100.0 258 67.4 125 32.6 383 100.0

Total 475 75.0 158 25.0 633 100.0 454 75.0 151 25.0 605 100.0

* Chi square test