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Table 3 Sociodemographic and work characteristics associated with odds of burnout, disengagement and exhaustion, logistic regression models adjusted for age and gender (n = 2,055)

From: Burnout among public health workers in Canada: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

BURNOUT

EXHAUSTION

DISENGAGEMENT

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Age (years)

        

 20–29

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 30–39

1.60

1.12

2.29

1.83

1.22

2.75

1.40

0.91

2.16

 40–49

1.72

1.21

2.45

1.68

1.14

2.48

1.59

1.04

2.45

 50–59

1.46

1.02

2.10

1.65

1.10

2.49

1.27

0.82

1.96

 60+

0.92

0.58

1.47

1.02

0.60

1.72

0.68

0.40

1.16

Gender*

         

 Man

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Woman

1.28

0.92

1.79

1.56

1.09

2.25

1.15

1.15

0.76

Work Experience (years)

        

 ≤ 2

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 3 to 4

1.39

0.95

2.04

1.17

0.77

1.79

1.40

0.88

2.23

 5 to 9

2.59

1.76

3.83

2.40

1.52

3.78

2.59

1.60

4.20

 10 to 19

2.45

1.72

3.49

2.31

1.54

3.46

2.05

1.36

3.11

 20 to 29

2.14

1.42

3.23

1.96

1.23

3.13

1.84

1.13

2.98

 ≥ 30

2.13

1.20

3.81

2.08

1.06

4.08

2.04

1.03

4.02

Redeployed

         

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

1.71

1.37

2.14

1.51

1.17

1.95

1.87

1.44

2.44

Threatened, Assaulted or Bullied

       

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

1.82

1.46

2.27

1.81

1.40

2.33

1.97

1.50

2.58

Felt Safe at Workplace

       

 Yes

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 No

2.43

1.84

3.21

2.77

1.96

3.89

2.20

1.57

3.09

Workplace supports for physical and/or mental wellbeing

     

 Yes

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 No

2.26

1.73

2.95

1.95

1.44

2.65

2.55

1.81

3.59

  1. AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval
  2. *Results for non-binary and other gender responses not shown due to small sample size