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Table 1 Demographic and professional variables of the whole sample and in the two groups of high vs. low stress reactivity+

From: Self-perceived stress reactivity is an indicator of psychosocial impairment at the workplace

Characteristic

Total

(n = 174)

Group with low

stress reactivity

(n = 88)

Group with high

stress reactivity

(n = 86)

P value

Demographic variables

Age (years)

40.9 (7.8)

41.3 (7.5)

40.5 (8.1)

.477 c

Males

171 (98.3%)

87 (98.9%)

84 (97.7%)

.618 b

Education

    

   Low

99 (56.9%)

44 (50.0%)

55 (64.0%)

< .001 b

   Middle

34 (19.5%)

11 (12.5%)

23 (26.7%)

 

   Master degree

41 (23.6%)

33 (37.5%)

8 (9.3%)

 

Professional variables

Professional status

    

   Middle Management

74 (54.4%)

34 (47.9%)

40 (61.5%)

.343 b

   Middle Management deputy

29 (21.3%)

18 (25.4%)

11 (16.9%)

 

   Team supervisors

33 (24.3%)

19 (20.8%)

14 (21.5%)

 

   Others

38 (21.8%)

17 (19.3%)

21 (24.4%)

 

Shift work

109 (62.6%)

55 (62.5%)

54 (62.8%)

1.000 b

Hours of work overtime per month in h (not paid)

1.9 (7.34)

2.5 (9.7)

1.4 (3.9)

.973 a

Daily break time in min

36.8 (10.4)

38.0 (10.1)

35.6 (10.7)

.117 a

Self-reported sick leave days

    

   0 days 1-10 days

97 (55.7%)

48 (54.5%)

49 (57.0%)

.911 b

   1-10 days

55 (31.6%)

28 (31.8%)

27 (31.4%)

 

   Over 10 days

22 (12.6%)

12 (13.6%)

10 (11.6%)

 
  1. + = mean (SD), unless otherwise stated.
  2. a = Mann Whitney U-test
  3. b = Chi2 test
  4. c = t-test