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Table 1 Demographic and working characteristics of subjects and comparisons on fatigue

From: Mediating role of emotional labor in the association between emotional intelligence and fatigue among Chinese doctors: a cross-sectional study

Variables

n

%

Mean

SD

F/t

P

Gender

    

2.456

0.014

 Men

299

40.4

8.39

3.48

  

 Women

441

59.6

7.76

3.30

  

Marital status

    

3.203

0.001

 Single/divorced/widowed/separated

130

17.6

7.16

3.66

  

 Married/cohabited

610

82.4

8.20

3.30

  

Educational level

    

1.831

0.161

 Junior college or lower

77

10.4

8.53

3.50

  

 College

459

62.0

8.07

3.34

  

 Postgraduate or higher

204

27.6

7.70

3.45

  

Job rank

    

3.188

0.001

 Staff

624

84.3

8.19

3.37

  

 Director

116

15.7

7.10

3.36

  

Monthly income (RMB, yuan/US$)

    

4.462

0.012

  ≤ 3000/461

377

50.9

8.18a

3.38

  

  > 3000/461–4000/615

226

30.5

8.21b

3.36

  

  > 4000/615

137

18.5

7.24

3.37

  

Weekly working time (hrs)

    

11.317

<  0.001

  ≤ 40

62

8.4

7.54c

3.62

  

 41–50

293

39.6

7.26d,e

3.40

  

 51–60

153

20.7

8.35

3.19

  

  > 60

232

31.4

8.88

3.21

  

Shift

    

2.508

0.012

 Yes

438

59.2

8.27

3.31

  

 No

302

40.8

7.64

3.47

  

Hospital type

    

1.352

0.177

 Secondary

339

45.8

7.83

3.36

  

 Tertiary

401

54.2

8.17

3.41

  

Department

    

4.642

0.001

 Internal medicine

336

45.4

7.85f

3.41

  

 Surgery

198

26.8

8.77

3.21

  

 Obstetrics and gynecology

63

8.5

7.36g

3.45

  

 Pediatrics

73

9.9

7.13h

3.24

  

 Others

70

9.4

8.17

3.51

  
  1. Abbreviations SD standard deviation
  2. a,bSignificantly higher compared with > 4000 yuan/US$615 group, P <  0.01; cSignificantly lower compared with > 60 h group, P <  0.01; dSignificantly lower compared with > 60 h group, P < 0.001; eSignificantly lower compared with 51–60 h group, P < 0.001; f,g,hSignificantly lower compared with surgery group, P < 0.001