Table 1.

Regional, socio-demographic and employment characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics whole sample (N = 572)	N (%) or Mean (SD)
Regions
Urban	317 (55)
Non-urban	255 (45)
Sex
Male	65 (11.36)
Female	507 (88.64)
Gender
Men	65 (11.36)
Women	507 (88.64)
Self-identify otherwise	0 (0)
Personality traits
Masculine characteristics	84 (14.69)
Androgynous	115 (20.10)
Feminine characteristics	373 (65.21)
Ethnic minority
No	462 (80.77)
Yes	110 (19.23)
Years of experience
Less than one years	43 (7.52)
1–5 years	110 (19.23)
6–15 years	175 (30.59)
More than 15 years	244 (42.66)
Age, Mean (SD)	40.30 (10.45)
Completed educationa
Less than collegial	25 (4.37)
Collegial	213 (37.24)
University	334 (58.39)
Smoking status
Non-smoker	207 (36.19)
Ex-smoker	311 (54.37)
Smoker	54 (9.44)
Body mass index
<25	246 (43.01)
25–29.9	165 (28.85)
≥30	161 (28.15)
Leisure-time physical activity (tertile)b
Low	168 (29.37)
Moderate	171 (29.90)
High	233 (40.73)
Alcohol intakec
Low	282 (49.30)
Moderate	263 (45.98)
High	27 (4.72)
Occupational category
Nurse	346 (60.5)
Patient support workers	16 (2.9)
Physician	3 (1.0)
Managers	64 (11.1)
Others	143 (25.0)
Type of facility
Hospital	260 (45.45)
Long-term care centers	166 (29)
Other	146 (25.52)

Abbreviation: SD = Standard Deviation.

^aCollege in the Province of Quebec generally provides a 2-y preuniversity or a 3-y technical school program after termination of high school.

^bScores between 0 and 15 (low), 16–34 (medium) and 35–182 (high).

^cIn women: less than one drink per week (low), one to 10 drinks per week (moderate) and 11 and more drinks per week (high). In men: less than one drink per week (low), one to 15 drinks per week (moderate) and 16 and more drinks per week (high).