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Table 2 Univariate analysis of the risk factors for depressive symptoms of nurses before and after PSM during the COVID-19 outbreak

From: The prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in frontline nurses under COVID-19 pandemic based on a large cross-sectional study using the propensity score-matched method

Variables

PSM before 562 nurses

PSM after 498 nurses

Depressive symptoms

286 nurses

Non-depressive symptoms

276 nurses

p

Depressive symptoms

249 nurses

Non-depressive symptoms

249 nurses

p

Demographic characteristics

 Age (years)

35.00 (34.00, 36.00)

35.00 (34.00, 36.00)

0.750

35.00 (34.00, 36.00)

35.00 (34.00, 36.00)

0.953

 Sex (male vs.female)

58 (20.30)/228 (79.70)

60 (21.70)/216 (78.30)

0.671

53 (21.30)/196 (78.70)

47 (18.90)/202 (81.10)

0.378

 BMI (kg/m2)

22.05 (19.80, 24.30)

21.85 (19.73, 23.98)

0.593

21.80 (19.80, 24.20)

21.60 (19.70, 23.90)

0.930

Dietary habits

 Smoking habit (current yes)

3 (1.00)

5 (1.80)

0.451

2 (0.80)

2 (0.80)

1.000

 Alcohol habit (current yes)

159 (55.60)

134 (48.60)

0.095

128 (51.40)

126 (50.60)

0.715

 Coffee habit (current yes)

223 (78.00)

207 (75.00)

0.406

192 (77.10)

188 (75.50)

0.663

Life related factors

 Sleep quality (PSQI scores)

7.00 (5.00, 9.00)

4.00 (3.00, 6.00)

<  0.001

7.00 (5.00, 9.00)

4.00 (3.00, 6.00)

<  0.001

 Physical activity (IPAQ Mets×hour/week)

8.96 (6.60, 22.73)

11.55 (6.60, 26.55)

0.443

8.25 (6.60, 21.28)

11.55 (6.60, 26.40)

0.195

 Have religions (yes)

16 (5.60)

9 (3.30)

0.185

12 (4.80)

9 (3.60)

0.493

Marital status

  

0.061

  

0.026

 Single/divorce/separation/widow

157 (54.90)

173 (62.70)

 

119 (47.80)

94 (37.80)

 

 Married/cohabitation

129 (45.10)

103 (37.30)

 

130 (52.20)

155 (62.20)

 

 Have siblings (yes)

122 (42.70)

146 (52.90)

0.015

99 (39.80)

130 (52.20)

0.009

Household income (Yuan/month)

  

0.398

  

0.230

  < 5000

18 (6.30)

15 (5.40)

 

16 (6.40)

11 (4.40)

 

5000, < 10,000

65 (22.70)

56 (20.30)

 

58 (23.30)

53 (21.30)

 

10,000

203 (71.00)

205 (74.30)

 

175 (70.30)

185 (74.30)

 

  Experienced major life events(yes)

103 (36.00)

77 (27.90)

0.040

93 (37.30)

69 (27.70)

0.020

 Visiting friend constantly (yes)

105 (36.70)

154 (55.80)

<  0.001

91 (36.50)

140 (56.20)

<  0.001

Work related factors

 Years of service

  

0.023

  

0.068

  ≤ 5 years

65 (22.70)

93 (33.70)

 

59 (23.70)

87 (34.90)

 

 5 years < and ≤ 10 years

132 (46.20)

107 (38.80)

 

120 (48.20)

96 (38.60)

 

  > 10 years

89 (31.10)

76 (27.50)

 

70 (28.10)

66 (26.50)

 

Speciality

  

0.646

  

0.702

 Surgery

37 (12.90)

31 (11.20)

 

27 (10.80)

33 (13.30)

 

 Internal medicine

81 (28.30)

78 (28.30)

 

71 (28.50)

72 (28.90)

 

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

30 (10.50)

31 (11.20)

 

30 (12.00)

24 (9.60)

 

 Pediatrics

33 (11.50)

31 (11.20)

 

29 (11.60)

27 (10.80)

 

 Others

105 (36.80)

105 (38.10)

 

92 (36.90)

93 (37.30)

 

Working duration (hours/week)

  

0.405

  

0.485

 40–60 h

204 (71.30)

205 (74.30)

 

175 (70.30)

182 (73.10)

 

  < 40 h

9 (3.10)

9 (3.30)

 

7 (2.80)

7 (2.80)

 

  > 60 h

73 (25.50)

62 (22.50)

 

67 (26.90)

60 (24.10)

 

  Night shifts (times/month)

1.00 (1.00. 4.00)

1.00 (1.00. 4.00)

0.503

1.00 (1.00. 4.00)

1.00 (1.00. 4.00)

0.515

Psychological characteristics

 POS (scores)

39.00 (33.00, 48.00)

46.00 (38.00, 54.00)

<  0.001

39.00 (32.00, 47.00)

46.00 (38.00, 54.00)

<  0.001

 PsyCap-efficacy (scores)

24.00 (21.00, 27.00)

28.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

24.00 (21.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

 PsyCap-hope (scores)

24.00 (20.00, 27.00)

28.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

24.00 (20.00, 27.00)

28.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

 PsyCap-resiliency (scores)

24.00 (21.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

24.00 (22.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

 PsyCap-optimism (scores)

24.00 (21.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

24.00 (21.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 30.00)

<  0.001

  1. Continuous variables were expressed as median (interquartile range); categorical variables were reported asnumber (percentage). P value was analyzed by univariate paired conditional logistic regression
  2. Abbreviations: COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, PSM propensity score matching, BMI body mass index, PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaires, POS Perceived Organization Support, PsyCap Psychological Capital