Table 2.
Differences in stress levels for participant profile items based on the entire populationa.
| Profile items | Low stress | High stress | Ratio | P value | Test | |
| Age (years) | Mean 40.9 (SD 9.0) | Mean 38.4 (SD 9.4) | 0.94 | .10 | U b | |
| Gender, male/female | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.81 | .39 | F c | |
| Children, yes/no | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.75 | .35 | F | |
| Dedicated office space, yes/no | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.90 | .34 | F | |
| Experienced burnout in the past, yes/no | 0.45 | 0.76 | 1.69 | .03d | F | |
| Perform stress reduction activities, yes/no | 0.48 | 0.64 | 1.32 | .09 | F | |
| Family/life events get in the way of work (0-4) | Mean 1.1 (SD 0.9) | Mean 1.3 (SD 0.8) | 1.25 | .05d | U | |
| Support from colleagues (0-4) | Mean 2.7 (SD 1.0) | Mean 2.4 (SD 1.0) | 0.91 | .08 | U | |
| Job intensity (0-4), mean (SD) | Mean 2.2 (SD 0.8) | Mean 2.6 (SD 0.8) | 1.18 | .01d | U | |
| Relationship with colleagues (0-4) | Mean 3.0 (SD 0.7) | Mean 2.8 (SD 0.5) | 0.94 | .08 | U | |
| Life affected by pandemic (0-4) | Mean 2.2 (SD 0.9) | Mean 2.4 (SD 0.7) | 1.08 | .17 | U | |
| Living a full life during the pandemic (0-4) | Mean 1.6 (SD 1.0) | Mean 1.7 (SD 1.0) | 1.04 | .67 | U | |
| Help from others in dealing with life (0-4) | Mean 1.9 (SD 1.1) | Mean 1.9 (SD 1.2) | 0.98 | .95 | U | |
| Anxiety due to pandemic (0-4) | Mean 1.2 (SD 0.8) | Mean 1.4 (SD 0.9) | 1.24 | .04d | U | |
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Hong Kong (n=59) | 38 (64%) | 21 (36%) | 0.55 | .10 | Pre |
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United Kingdom (n=82) | 65 (79%) | 17 (21%) | 0.26 | .10 | Pr |
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United States (n=43) | 34 (79%) | 9 (21%) | 0.26 | .10 | Pr |
aThe “Low stress” and “High stress” columns represent the mean (SD) values for continuous/ordinal variables, such as age, and a ratio of the participant count for binary variables, such as gender. The “Ratio” column represents the ratio of these values between high and low stress levels. Responses ranged from 0 for very low/little to 4 for very high/much. The P value is for the performed test that is depicted in the “Test” column.
bU: Mann-Whitney U (MWU) test.
cF: Fisher exact test.
dP<.05
ePr: test of proportions.