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Table 1 Background and exposure characteristics for the two groups

From: Attitudes of Malaysian general hospital staff towards patients with mental illness and diabetes

 

Diabetes

Group

(N = 298)

Mental Illness

Group

(N = 356)

Statistical

outcome

Females %

286 (96.0)

341 (95.8)

c(1)2 = .01ns

Age, mean (sd)

28.63 (5.35)

28.04 (5.24)

F(1, 652) = 1.99 ns

Ethnic Group %

  

c(3)2 = 1.37ns

   Malay

272 (91.2)

317(89.2)

 

   Chinese

9 (3.0)

13 (3.7)

 

   Indian

11 (3.7)

19 (5.4)

 

   Other

6 (2.0)

6 (1.7)

 

Discipline %

  

c(2)2 = 5.78ns

   Medical

22 (7.4)

18 (5.1)

 

   Paramedical

8 (2.7)

22 (6.2)

 

   Nursing

268 (89.9)

316 (88.8)

 

Work experience, months, mean (sd)

67.02 (53.11)

62.29 (54.86)

F(1, 652) = 1.29 ns

Mental health training, weeks, mean (sd)

4.06 (13.50)

2.73 (4.77)

F(1, 652) = 3.04 ns

Mental health work, weeks, mean (sd)

5.18 (22.94)

2.62 (9.78)

F(1, 652) = 3.65 ns

General Stigma Score, mean (sd)

3.28 (.67)

3.29 (.69)

F(1, 652) = .02 ns

  1. ns = not significant (these results were confirmed with t-tests under unequal variances assumptions)