Table 1 Demographic factors of participants and univariate analysis of factors related to anxiety symptoms (N = 1437)
From: Anxiety symptoms among Chinese nurses and the associated factors: a cross sectional study
Variable | Number of participants in different categories No. (%) | Number of participants with anxiety symptoms No. (%) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | |||
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.714 |
 ≤25 | 310(21.6) | 127(41.03) |  |
 26–30 | 250(17.4) | 107(42.8) |  |
 31–35 | 152(10.6) | 65(42.8) |  |
 35–40 | 333(23.2) | 150(45.0) |  |
 41–45 | 139(9.7) | 62(44.6) |  |
 46–50 | 165(11.5) | 68(41.2) |  |
 ≥51 | 88(6.1) | 45(51.1) |  |
Length of employment (years) | 0.647 | ||
 ≤4 | 370(25.7) | 159(43.0) |  |
 5–14 | 310(21.6) | 126(40.6) |  |
 15–20 | 373(26.0) | 169(45.3) |  |
 ≥21 | 384(26.7) | 170(44.3) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.658 |
 Single/ Widow/divorced/separated | 477(33.4) | 204(42.8) |  |
 Married/cohabitation | 950(66.6) | 418(44.0) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.012 |
 Technical nursing school or lower | 474(33.0) | 180(38.0) |  |
 Junior college | 705(49.1) | 329(46.7) |  |
 Bachelor degree or above | 258(18.0) | 115(44.6) |  |
Chronic diseases | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Yes | 224(15.8) | 124(55.4) |  |
 No | 1192(84.2) | 486(40.8) |  |
Life events | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Yes | 588(41.8) | 284(48.3) |  |
 No | 820(58.2) | 323(39.4) |  |